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Tampa International Airport to handle 39 million passengers annually by 2042

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Tampa International Airport to handle 39 million passengers annually by 2042
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Tampa International Airport, currently handling approximately 25 million passengers annually, is projected to expand its capacity to about 39 million by 2042. This growth is attributed to a rise in air travel, Florida's increasing population, and the surge in tourism attracted to Tampa's beaches. The airport currently ranks as the fourth-busiest airport in Florida, following those in Orlando, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale.

The facility has recently opened a new Airside E, contributing to its infrastructure enhancements. CEO Joe Lopano emphasized, “This is not Tampa’s airport. This is the airport for the west coast of Florida.”

Tampa's leap into aviation history is noteworthy with the January 1, 1914, inaugural flight of the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, regarded as the world's first scheduled commercial airline flight using an airplane. Today, the airport's expansion includes a significant increase in international flights to Latin American and Caribbean nations, with 21 nonstop routes compared to only five in 2011.

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This April, Tampa International Airport plans to operate 16,954 flights from 22 airlines, providing up to 2.9 million seats. Southwest Airlines leads with the highest seating capacity, followed by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Tampa serves nonstop flights to 100 destinations in 12 countries, with its longest route to Zürich operated by Edelweiss Air.

Tampa International's flights are predominantly domestic, facilitated by major carriers such as Southwest, American, Delta, Frontier, United, Spirit, and JetBlue. On the international front, it welcomes flights from Canada with carriers like Air Canada, Porter Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and WestJet forming the majority. Additional international routes are offered by airlines from countries like Mexico and Germany.

Interestingly, cheap and point-to-point service airlines like Breeze Airways compete by offering flights to more destinations, although with fewer total flights. North of the border, Canada maintains the most connections to Tampa.

Meanwhile, Florida’s population is growing rapidly following a historical boom after WWII. With a population of 23.5 million in 2025, the state is the third most populous in the US and continues to grow swiftly.

As Tampa and its airport grow in parallel with Florida's development, both the domestic and international flight numbers are seeing a drastic rise. Tampa International Airport remains a pivotal hub for travel in the west coast of Florida, steadily increasing its passenger numbers annually.

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