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History
Tampa Bay was the birthplace of commercial air services when pioneer aviator Tony Jannus flew the inaugural flight at St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line 1 January 1914, from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa through a Benoist Flying Boat first place commercial airline flight in the world using a heavier than air aircraft.
Drew Field
Postcards from Drew Field
In 1928 the city completed the 160-acre (0.65 km2) Drew Field six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Tampa. The more popular Peter O. Knight Airport was opened on Davis Island near Downtown Tampa in 1935, where both Eastern and National Airlines operated until 1946.
U.S. Army Air Force took over Drew Field during World War II and expanded and modernized airport. The airfield was used by the third Air Force and renamed it to Drew Army Airfield. Third Air Force used it as a training center by 120,000 combat flight crews and flew antisubmarine patrols from the aerodrome. There was an accident in 1943 that killed five pilots. Despite this, there Drew Field a safety record for the third Air Force in 1945 after 100,000 flight hours were completed over a period of 10 months without a fatal incident. Aircraft used included B-17, C-47 AT-6, B-25 and others.
Tampa International Airport
After hostilities, Eastern and National Airlines moved to Drew Field. The reason for the move was that Peter O. Knight Airport was too small to to handle the new Douglas DC-4 DC-6 and Lockheed Constellation prop-liners that were put into use. During this period, airlines were housed in the former Base Operations Building, which was converted into a terminal.
Trans Canada Airlines inaugurated international flights in 1950 and Drew Field was renamed Tampa International Airport. Airport second terminal opened in 1952 near the intersection of Columbus Drive and West Shore Blvd. The building, which was built on three airlines were soon flooded. The Civil Aviation Board granted Capital Delta, Northeast, Northwest and Trans World Airlines authority to fly to Tampa in the late 1950s and as a result created havoc on undersized terminal. An annex was built east of the terminal to accommodate new companies.
Jet-powered operations began in 1959, when Eastern Air Lines, introduced the Lockheed L-188 Electra. The following year, National Airlines began service with turbojet Douglas DC-8 airliner. Flights to Mexico City began in 1961 with a weekly service by Pan American.
Overload was a serious problem on the 1952 Terminal, when airlines began to replace their piston-powered machines with larger Jetline. As a temporary measure, the terminal was again expanded to handle the growth in traffic.
1971 Terminal
In the early 1960s, the aviation authority began making plans to build a replacement terminal in an undeveloped site at the airport. Airport managers chose Landside / Airside design in 1965 after a careful study of various types of terminals.
Construction on the new terminal began in 1968 between the airport's parallel jet-capable runways. When completed in 1971 the new Jetport was praised by the press. Prior to the official April 15 opening, 60,000 people toured the new facility during a two-day open house event. National Airlines Flight 36 from LAX was the first to arrive to the terminal. After touching onto the 5:26 is the jet taxied to Airside E to its passengers ashore.
The people mover system (Airside E, right)
The airport people mover system was the first such system in the world. The original eight trains were built by Westinghouse.
The 227 ft (69 m) high ATC control tower was put into operation on 15th July 1972 and at that time was the highest in the U.S. (227 feet). Landlord / Marriott Airport Hotel with its revolving rooftop restaurant plenty of attention when it opened its doors in December 1973. The building features include triple-paned windows and soundproofed rooms.
Northwest and National Airlines brought Jumbo Jet to the airport late in 1971 with the introduction of the Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. This was followed by the introduction of the Lockheed Tristar a year later at Eastern Air Lines. National Airlines began trans-Atlantic DC-10 service to Amsterdam and Paris in 1977. In 1991, the Airside B closed after the closure of Eastern Airlines.
In the following decades airport expanded and improved to handle more traffic and additional airlines. In 1996, the Airside C and D remodeled. The interior of both satellites were renovated and the original Westinghouse shuttles were replaced with Bombardier CX-100 train. During this period, all airlines from both facilties located in Airside E. On completion of renovations, the airlines turned back to their original locations and Airside E was closed for good. The Landside Terminal was also rebuilt several times during the 1980s and 1990s.
Both Delta Air Lines and U.S. Airways opened the maintenance base at the airport to service their growing fleet. But both bases closed after the terrorist attacks of 11 September and the airline battles that ensued. Alabama-based Pemco World Air Services currently occupies the former U.S. Airways hangar performs MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) services to several airlines.
Terminal, airlines and destinations
Aerial of TPA in 2004
The Ticketing level at Tampa International Airport. The level has received a makeover fra 2000 to 2002.
Airside A
Airside C Interior (2008)
Airside E Interior (2008)
Airside F Interior (2008)
Tampa International Airport Landside / Airside terminal was the first of its kind in the world. There is a central Landside Terminal, where baggage and ticketing functions take place. The Landside Terminal is surrounded by four Airside satellites where the aircraft boarding and disembarking occur. Each Airside is connected to the Landside Terminal via an elevated automated people mover (APM) system, which employs 16 Bombardier CX-100 Shuttle Cars. TPA was the first airport in the world to deploy a fully automated, driverless people mover system and is host to Bombardier Transportation's longest APM system. The terminal was originally designed to reduce the walking distance between car and Flights to 700 feet (210 m), today it has risen to around 1,000 feet (300 m), mainly due partly to the larger, more modern airside buildings, which replaced the original, smaller structures. The future of the airport is sure to see continued growth and success. Many have been set in motion to expand the Tampa Bay area continues to thrive.
Airside
Today there are four active airside (A, C, E and F) with 62 gates. All were built after 1985 and all airside include a food court and gift shop, and outdoor smoking terraces. Airside E and F contain the duty free shops in addition to the regular gift stores to serve passengers arriving or departing on international flights. From 2009, the security screening area at Airside equipped with a "puffer" explosives, walk-thru discovery machine. A brief description of each airside and airlines they occupy are listed below, including the major cities / hubs that each airline serves from TPA.
Airside A
includes ports 1-12 and 14-18
it was opened on 16 March 1995 and sponsored by Continental Airlines
Airside C
includes ports 30-45
it was the last airside be demolished and rebuilt from scratch, it was reopened to passengers on April 19, 2005
Airside E
includes ports 62-75
it was the first airside be demolished and rebuilt
the current fourteen gate facility was designed for Delta Air Lines and was inaugurated and opened to passengers on 15 October 2002
plant include an airline lounge: Delta Air Lines' Sky Club "
Airside F
includes ports 76-90
it was opened on 4 November 1987 and is designed for international flights
facility includes two airline lounges: the U.S. Airways Club and the International Club, used by British Airways passengers
Customs / immigration center is located at Level 1
Airlines and destinations
Airlines
Destinations
Airside
Air Canada
Halifax [seasonal], Montreal Protocol-Trudeau [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson
E
AirTran Airways
Akron / Canton, Asheville [seasonal; begins May 4], Atlanta, Baltimore, Dayton, Flint [Seasonal], Grand Rapids [Begins June 12], Gulfport / Biloxi, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh [seasonal], Rochester (NY)
A
American Airlines
Chicago O'Hare, Dallas / Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK, San Juan
F
British Airways
London Gatwick
F
Cayman Airways
Grand Cayman
F
Continental Airlines
Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
A
Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines
Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Miami, Pensacola, Tallahassee
A
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Cleveland
A
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, Boston [seasonal], Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Hartford / Springfield, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis / St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York LaGuardia, Salt Lake City [Seasonal]
E
Delta Connection operated by Comair
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky [seasonal]
E
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines
Memphis [seasonal]
E
Frontier Airlines
Denver, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City [seasonal; ends April 18]
C
Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines
Oklahoma City [seasonal; ends April 18]
C
JetBlue Airways
Boston, New York-JFK, Newark, White Plains
A
Midwest Airlines operated by Republic Airlines
Milwaukee, Omaha [Seasonal]
C
Southwest Airlines
Albany, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH) Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford / Springfield, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Island / Islip, Louisville Manchester (NH), Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh / Durham, St. Louis, San Antonio, Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach
C
Spirit Airlines
Atlantic City, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale
C
Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis / St. Paul [Seasonal]
E
United Airlines
Chicago O'Hare, Denver, Washington Dulles
E
U.S. Airways
Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington-Reagan
F
WestJet
Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson
F
Original airside
The original TPA airside was designed in the mid-1960s as four identical plants. The term was later scrapped due to unknown grounds and facilities were eventually built around the requirements of their then primary tenant airlines. Thereby creating the four unequal facilities that stood in their opening in 1971 to 2000th Each airside building was three storeys high and covering at least ten gates, a cocktail lounge, snack bar and gift shop. Each airside was maintained by the airline as it was built until 1999. All facilities (except Airside B) was renovated in the early / mid 1990s but has received no further changes during their lifetime. All four of the original airside buildings have been demolished and either rebuilt or the space reused as indicated below.
Below is a brief description of the four original airside and the airlines that occupied them throughout the year. The bold airlines indicates the primary (anchor) tenants for each facility.
Airside B – former Gates 19-30 (1971-1991)
Airside B was a twelve-gate facility, which was designed by Eastern Airlines and was the first original airside to shut down. The closure was the direct result of Eastern's decommissioning of the plant in 1991. There were preliminary plans to renovate and revitalize the airside of the early 1990s, but efforts failed and planning for Airside A started immediately in 1992. The runway was not rebuilt due to lack of overnight parking for aircraft, the facility is near one of TPA's runways, and the need for a separate automated baggage sorting system for Airside A (since Airside A is not able to hold a built facility because of its pre-2001 building), and finally demolished in 2003.
Today a night flight hard condition and an automated baggage sorting system for Airside A sit on the former site. Site may also one day house an intermodal center that would allow passengers to connect to various mass transit options, including Tampa proposed light rail system.
Airside C – Gates 31-41
Airside C was one eleven-gate facility designed by Delta Air Lines. The facility originally housed a customs / immigration center for arriving Air Canada and Pan Am International flights. The center was closed in 1987 and a Delta Crown Room was added. The runway was renovated (and its shuttles replaced) in 1996 but has never received any further changes. By the late 1990s, was Delta's presence in the Airside C dramatically increasing and so was the congestion and lack of gate space. The airline soon asked HCAA building a new facility for them. Airside E was considered inactive in 1997 and its future quickly went up in the air. In 1998, it was decided to Airside E to be demolished and rebuilt for Delta. After a brief halt in construction due September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, opened the new Airside E in 2002 and Delta immediately moved in. After much debate in HCAA whether to demolish or renovate the aging facility was Airside C then condemned to demolition and replacement in 2003.
Airside D – Former Gates 46-55 (1971-2005)
Airside D was the last of the original airside to close. The facility was designed by Northwest Airlines and was originally without some jet-ways until the government airline regulation ended in 1978. The runway was renovated in 1996 (and its original shuttles were replaced). Northwest moved to Airside A in 1999 and United moved to the rebuilt Airside E in 2002. Airside D closed May 2005 and the remaining tenants (AirTran, JetBlue, and Spirit) was moved to Airside A and C. The plant was demolished in May 2007 and the site is currently used as hard to understand aircraft parking, but will eventually be used for the Control Tower and Ground Radar relocation in preparation for the new North Terminal facility. A 80-10 Gate replacement facility can be built down the road depending on capacity needs, but it is not likely until 2020 or beyond.
Airside E – Gates 61-70
The original Airside E was designed by National Airlines and boasted a slightly different layout from the other airside. Its boarding gates were on the third level (as opposed to the second level in the other airside). This was due to the fact that the plant was designed specifically for DC-10. The first plan was open to allow tugs to run straight through. This was airside near the taxiway. Airside E occupied national until his death and the takeover by Pan Am. Pan Am again occupied the facility until his own death. Then the plant was renovated (In 1991) and Continental was its last major tenant. The facility was closed in 1995 after Continental's new terminal (Airside A) opens. The runway was demolished in 2000 and replaced by the current facility.
TPA Airport day
The airport control tower as seen from the parking garage.
Today TPA Airport handles Around 20 million passengers per year) and improvements currently underway will increase capacity to 25 million passengers a year. The airport's car rental market is in the top five among all U.S. airports. And the facility continues to receive consistent top-ranking reviews from numerous publications. A 2007 ZAGAT Survey ranked TPA "Best Overall U.S. Airport" and in the 2008 Conde Nast Traveler recognized TPA as the second best airport in the world, only two tenths of a point behind the first winner. JD Power and Associates has also given TPA Airport consistently high customer satisfaction ratings over the years. Currently the largest aircraft serving the TPA is the 777th Boeing
At this point, the new runway is planned (17-35) to increase capacity in fair weather. In addition, a second Landside Airside Terminal will be built north of the current facility, so the airport to serve more than 50-one million passengers a year by 2025. Construction of this facility was originally sentenced to begin in 2010, with completion set for October 2015. But reported St. Petersburg Times 7 November 2008 that the airport authority is no longer pursuing the original planned dates due to the current state of the U.S. and global economy. The current combat aviation industry, including the recent merger of Delta and Northwest have forced passenger levels to recede, and slowly fall in the airport. Moreover, with more possible mergers between the airlines on the road, may TPA Airport does not require drastic extension for another five to six. The revised start date of construction of the northern terminal is now estimated at around 2015. According to the Tampa Tribune, passenger levels fell by 14% in January 2009
Marriott is located next to the parking garage.
Phase I of the economy parking garage was completed in November 2005. Phase II of the economy garage opened ahead of schedule in November 2005, making a total of 5,600 parking spaces.
Tampa International Airport covers an area of 3,300 acres (1,335 hectares) with a height of 26 feet (8 m) above sea level. It has three runways: 9 / 27 is 6,999 by 150 ft (2,133 x 46 m) with an asphalt / concrete surface 18L/36R is 8,300 by 150 ft (2,530 x 46 m) with an asphalt / concrete surface 18R/36L is 11,002 by 150 feet (3,353 x 46 m) with a concrete surface.
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 279,183 aircraft operations, an average of 764 per day: 85% scheduled commercial, 14% general aviation and <1% military. At that time there were 90 aircraft based at this airport: 66% jet, 19% single-engine, 3% multi-engine and 12% helicopter.
Airport Amenities
Airport amenities which include complimentary passenger paging, wireless Internet access, cell phone waiting lot with flight information, free first hour terminal parking, shuttle service from the economy garage, real-time flight information and traveler Aid Services. Other services include location eateries before passengers checkpoints, touch screen information kiosks, information on local events and outdoor smoking areas.
Logo
The logo represents the blue water Tampa Bay with an airliner flying into a downtown Tampa sunset. It is known as "Spirit of Flight". The airliner was modeled after the one-off was used for supersonic transportation – at the time, logos were created in the 1970s, it was during an era when it was thought that supersonic aircraft would replace conventional jets as a form for air travel. [Edit]
The color-coding system
Since opening on 15 April 1971, the Tampa International Airport, using a special color-coding system entire terminal complex. The Baggage Claim areas and Ticket Counters are color coded Blue and Red. The carriers are assigned a color depending on their location in the Landside terminal building. Airlines found in the southern side of the terminal is color coded blue. Airlines are situated in the northern part is color coded red. The codes were also assigned names to help color blind patrons. The Blue page names are Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart. The Red page names are Igor Sikorsky and Chuck Yeager. The Long Term Parking Garage also use the special color coding system. The four elevator cores have names and colors to make it easier for customers to remember where they parked. Wright Brothers – Orange, Tony Jannus – Purple, Robert Goddard – Green and Charles Lindbergh – Brown. Economy Parking Garage (EPG) is also split into two sections of purple and gold. The latest phase will open in time for 2008 holiday season will be Green and Orange. EPG nuclei have no names at this time.
The Landside Terminal
The Landside Terminal was designed with convenience in mind. Express elevators and escalators keep passenger traffic moving smoothly, with few bottlenecks.
Level 1 (baggage reclaim) contains all incoming baggage facilities and baggage belts. The Blue Rental Car facility was moved from his packed bag Claim location for a consolidated facility in the long-term parking garage in 2002. 15 November 2006 a new Red Rental Car facility and garage opened adjacent to the Marriott. In late 2008, the baggage Claim renovation began and will continue well into 2009. Improvements include new baggage carousels and a thorough baggage screening system.
Level 2 (Ticketing) contains all ticketing / check-in functions. The level also contains a charter desk reserved for flights that do not normally use TPA. The ticketing arrangements area received a major renovation / Expansion in 2002.
Shopping / circulation area of the transfer Level
Level 3 (Transfer Level) includes airside shuttle stations and a shopping area known as Airport Galleria. Airport Marriott Hotel is adjacent to the main terminal. Tampa's facilities are almost entirely located in the largest public access terminal. The facilities are mostly run and operated by three airports, retail establishments – HMS Host, Stellar Partners, Bay Area Concessions and OSI Restaurant Partners.
There are two food courts Level 3, operating on either side of the building. The Galleria also has TGI Friday, the first airport Carrabba's, various shopping attractions, such as a Ron Jon Surf Shop, Brooks tone and Harley-Davidson. There is also an outdoor smoking / observation located courtyard where Airside B shuttle bay once stood.
Level 3 has undergone several major renovations. The main building was renovated in 1997. Shuttle bay extensions were built in 1986 for Airside F, 1994 for Airside A, 2001 for Airside E, and 2004 for Airside C. Future expansion plans include a relocation of the shuttle bay to Airside E to 2012, and whose plans for a light rail in Tampa Bay area seems to bear fruit, a light rail station could be built at the current Observation Deck location. The airport also plans to build a north terminal complex in addition to the existing complex of 2020.
Services building
When the airport opened its doors in 1971, went Services Building in operation as well. It housed the first ever Communications Center, Police dispatch, canteen and locker room maintenance. The building is located across from the Red Baggage and Ticketing levels. It was primarily intended to house mechanical equipment such as chiller plant and electrical transformers. Since then it has been expanded to two levels, which were in the original design in 1968. Today it houses the original facilities with the addition of offices, rental car counters, badging and a receptionist desk. The Police Department / Lost & Found has a lobby at level two (Ticketing level) for walk-in Lost & Found requests.
Parking
Currently over 20,000 parking spaces available at the airport. These spaces are divided between short-term car park, Long Term Parking Garage, and the Economy Parking Garage. As of right now, there is a continuous extension of the Economy Parking Garages which is in its second phase of construction. Also, the SunPass Plus program, first introduced at Orlando International Airport, is being carried on TPA in stages. In the beginning by 2009, Economy Parking Garages began using the program, which customers can use their SunPass transponders to pay for parking. The program was expanded to Short & Long-Term garages during the summer of 2009. In addition, TIA provides "self-servers" lanes, where customers can pay with their credit cards instead of waiting in line for the cash lanes.
Short term parking
Levels 4-9 of the Landside Terminal Building house in the short term parking garage. The garage is built with the airport complex in 1971 for added passenger convenience. Originally three levels of the garage was expanded in 1982 to six levels and contains 3,612 spaces.
Long-term parking garage
Long Term Parking was originally a large lot located on what is today, today long-term parking garage. The garage was built in stages from 1990 to 1997 after rising passenger traffic flooded at parking lot outside capacity. A monorail (Located on Level Five of the garage) connects passengers to and from short-term parking garage (level V) and the Landside Terminal. The garage can accommodate a total of 7,635 spaces on six levels.
Economy parking garage
On November 1, 2005 Phase IA of the garage opened to the public and then at 19 May 2006 Phase IB opened. The garage is 8,043 seats large and is divided into two color-coded sections – purple and gold (yellow). There is also a surface lot and the overflow lot for use during the holidays. A complimentary shuttle service takes passengers to the terminal drop-off twenty-four hours a day. Construction began in early 2008 on phase II which will be an exact copy of the the first phase.
Cell phone waiting lot
Cell phone waiting lot aircraft display
In an attempt to reduce congestion in the Landside Terminal, especially baggage reclaim areas, a cell phone waiting lot was built beside the remote overflow lots. It includes two large four panel flight status boards, displays real-time arrival information. This allows the waiting family members and friends to reach passengers to wait in their vehicles until the passenger calls. So arrive passenger (s) may be picked up curbside at Landside Terminal without creating curbside congestion. On We have toilets, WiFi, recorded CCTV surveillance and around-the-clock police patrols. Construction began in early 2008 to expand cell phone waiting lot and was completed in November of that same year. The lot contains approximately 125 striped spaces. [Edit]
Monorail
The Monorail was installed in 1991 when the new long-term parking garage was built and opened on 16 December. It was the first of its kind in world with six driverless, electric-powered cars are completely controlled computer. The system was also the first to have active switches and it is monitored from the airport communications center. There are four long term stations. Monorail circles the long term car park and connects to the short-term garage via an elevated bridge to stop further four stations. Monorail is free to use and runs twenty-four hours a day except for once a week maintenance shutdown in the night hours. Bombardier Transportation maintains the system by contract and the Aviation Authority owns it.
Future Intermodal Center
Plans are currently working on the construction of an intermodal located at airport. This will give passengers better connection to the number of proposed bus routes from both HART and PSTA. Moreover, a light rail system planned for Tampa area with a link to TPA Airport from Downtown Tampa and the Westshore district.
Public art program
The airport's public art program was established in 1998 to strengthen the traveling experience and bring up Florida's history and culture. A committee selects art through a jury process.
Permanent exhibits:
Landside Terminal Level 3 on the observation deck includes paintings, sculptures, glass art and mixed media presentations. Various artists contributed.
Airside E boasts a collection of seven WPA (Works Projects Administration) murals, originally painted in 1930 and restored for display. They originally adorned the Peter O. Knight Airport until the 1965th Artist George Snow Hill.
Landside Terminal Level 2 has a collection of copper, nickel, silver and bronze alloy suspended Pelicans and a mangrove tree sculpture. Original to the airport since it opened in 1971 collection is known as "The Meeting Place". The mangrove tree is 15 feet (4.6 meters) high with a bunch of 22 life-sized pelicans all the Copper roosting and circling around. Pelicans are also "flying" over escalators. Performers Roy Butler of Plantation, FL.
Landside Terminal Level 2 near United ticket counters is a showcase of 28 Cirkut images (A type Kodak camera). They are 20.8 x 10 ft (3.0 m). The photographs depict the unique history of social and urban growth in Tampa, FL and West Coast. Included are a team photo of the New York Yankees (1927) and a 1922 Gasparilla Invasion. Artist: Brothers Al and Jean Bugert
Blue Side Baggage Claim includes illustrations by Elle Terry Leonard and Josh Johnson of marine exhibit.
Airport Chapel Level 3 in the Main Terminal for the first time ever commissioned art glass art decorates the hall door and interior. Artist Yvonne Barlog.
Richard J. Frank 's watercolor on paper "Off Doolin" hanging in the mall in the country side Terminal.
Ticket Level / Red Baggage Claim tapestries were hand made by twenty women from Phumalanga, Swaziland in Africa. Each is 34 feet (10 meters) by 8 feet (2.4 m) and depicts well-known Florida nature scenes. They serve two purposes. The first is to provide a pretty decoration and the second is to provide a sound absorption method.
Red Luggage Claim Aquarium tile collage of E. Joseph McCarty.
Main Terminal Level 3 "World Traveller" glass vase. User Graal and overlay technique by Duncan McClellan.
The airport also has a collection of rotating work and exhibits on loan in addition to the permanent collection. They include exhibit at Airside A security check and gallery in arcade the Marriott Hotel.
Airside C include: (a total of over $ 1 million)
Spiraculum, a collection of 26 mosaic floor medallions on shuttle lobby by Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel.
Final Boarding Call, a 11 ft (3.4 m) with 17 ft (5.2 m) Oil painting on Belgian linen by Christopher Still. It is located on the TSA checkpoint.
q, a 90-foot (27 m) long sculpture of cut-out figures. It depicts travelers from different periods and provides a timeline of advances in air travel.
Barn Stormer, one eight-meter high silicon bronze statue of a pioneer pilot operations. It weighs more than 1,000 pounds and sits on a 4-foot (1.2 m) high concrete pedestal. Artist: Harrison Covington
Orange Blossom, an aluminum sculpture by Stephen Robin. The fragrant flowers bloom in spring and is Florida's state flower. This sculpture is 13 ft (4.0 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m) with 5 ft (1.5 m) and weighs about 1.300 pounds (590 kg).
One Buc Place
Tampa Bay Buccaneers' team headquarters was encountered up to the airport from its inception in 1976 to 2006 when they moved to a new facility at the former Tampa Bay Center. It lies just across the street from their homes, Raymond James Stadium, and close to the airport.
Accidents and Incidents
In 1943, five people were killed when their B-26 crashed on a flight from Avon Park to the Eglin area. The pilot attempted an emergency landing at Drew Field and overrun the runway. Two others on board survived. It happened one hour after an A-24 flying out of Drew Field crashed into Mullet Key near St. Petersburg, a bombing range at the time. The pilot ditched the plane and lived, but Gunner jumped out and drowned.
27 June 2009, underwent U.S. Airways flight in 1241 a rough landing, causing the front tire to blow. Subsequently blown tire caused the landing gear to collapse. None of the passengers or crew on board reported injuries. However, the TV pitchman Billy Mays on this plane and was hit in the head, possibly by falling out of overhead luggage space under rough landing, he was found dead the following morning. No signs of external or internal, head trauma was discovered during autopsy.
See also
List of airports in Tampa Bay area
Florida World War II Army airfields
References
^ Ab http://tampaairport.com/about/facts/tia_fact_sheet_short.pdf
^ Abcd FAA Airport Master Record for TPA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 7/5/2009.
^ Http: / / www.tampaairport.com / about / history / drew_field_airport_history.asp
^ Http: / / www.aci-na.org/stats/stats_traffic
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^ Ab Dead Listed at Drew Field Crash St. Petersburg Times, March 11, 1943
^ Drew Field Sets Safety Record Saint Petersburg Times 30 September 1945
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^ Http: / / www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Mays-preliminary-autopsy-results-expected-today/8Zj2TYUsCkCaIn5rGCbLHg.cspx
Other sources
TPA Airport Master Plan Requires Acrobat Reader 7 or higher.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport, official site
Juan's Tampa International Airport Fan page
Drew Field Echoes, military newspaper for 19421945, when the airport was a military air field
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective February 11, 2010
FAA Terminal Procedures for AFA, effective February 11, 2010
Resources for this airport:
AirNav airport information for KTPA
ASN accident history for TPA
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA / NWS latest weather observations
SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTPA
FAA current TPA delay information
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2d Air Commando 3d Air Commando
Bombardment
3d Bombardment 12th Bombing 17: e bombardment 21: e bombardment 29: e bombardment 30: e Bombardment Group 38: e bombardment 44: e bombardment 46: e bombardment 47: e bombardment 85: e bombardment 88: e bombardment 90: e bombardment 91: e 1992 b bombardment bombardment bombardment 93D 94: e bombardment 95: e bombardment 97: e bombardment 98: e bombardment 99: e Bombardment 100th Bombardment 3:09 e bombardment 310 e 312th Bombardment Bombing 3:19 bombardment e 320: e bombardment 3:21 e bombardment 322d 323d Bombardment Bombing 3:35 e bombardment 3:36 bombardment e 340: e bombardment 3:44 bombardment e 345: e bombardment 386: e bombardment 387: e bombardment 391: e bombardment 394: e Bombing 396: e bombardment 397 e 409 Bombardment: e bombardment 410 e 411th Bombardment Bombing 4:16 bombardment e 417: e bombardment 4:18 bombardment e 451: e Bombing 4:54 e bombardment bombardment 463d 483d Bombardment 488: e bombardment
Fighter
20: e Fighter 31: e Fighter 49: Fighter 50 e: e Fighter 53d Fighter 54: Fighter 56 e: e Fighter 59: Fighter 79 e: e Fighter 80: Fighter 81 e: e Fighter 84: Fighter 85 e: e Fighter 311th Fighter 332d Fighter 337 e 338 Fighter: Fighter e 339: e Fighter 361: e 369 Fighter: e Fighter 372d Fighter 404 e 405 Fighter: Fighter e 408 e 414 Fighter: Fighter e 506: e Fighter
Fighter-Bomber
27: e Fighter Bomber 48: e Fighter-Bomber 86: e Fighter Bomber 4:06 e Fighter Bomber 4:07 s Fighter-Bomber
Reconnaissance
2d Reconnaissance 9 e 10 Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance e 26: e Reconnaissance 65: e 67 Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance e 68 e 69 Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance e 70 e 75 Reconnaissance: Reconnaissance e 77: e Reconnaissance 423d Reconnaissance 424: e Reconnaissance 426: e Reconnaissance
United States Army Air Forces
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh twelfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth Twentieth
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Major airports in the U.S.
Atlanta (Hartsfieldackson Atlanta International Airport – ATL) Baltimore (Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – BWI) Boston (Logan International Airport – BOS) Charlotte (Charlotte / Douglas International Airport – CLT) Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport – MDW) Chicago (O'Hare International Airport – ORD) Cincinnati (Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport – CVG) Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport – DFW) Denver (Denver International Airport – DEN) Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – DTW) Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport – FLL) Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport – HNL) Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport – IAH) Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport – LAS) Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport – LAX) Miami (Miami International Airport – MIA) Minneapolis Saint Paul (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport – MSP), Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport – EWR) New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport – JFK) New York (LaGuardia Airport – LGA) Orlando (Orlando International Airport – MCO) Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport – PHL) Phoenix (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – PHX) Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport – SLC) San Diego (San Diego International Airport – SAN) San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport – SFO) Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – SEA) Tampa (Tampa International Airport – TPA) Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – DCA) Washington, DC (Washington Dulles International Airport – IAD)
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Tampa Bay Area
Topics
Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa International Airport Ybor City Cigars Hillsborough County Schools University of South Florida Climate in Tampa Bay Area
Central cities
Tampa St. Petersburg Clearwater Lakeland
Suburbs
200
Pinellas Park Temple Terrace Plant City Brandon Zeyphrhills Largo Dunedin Tarpon Springs Lake Wales Winter Haven Bartow Polk City Lutz Large Solarium
Satellite cities
Bradenton Sarasota Kissimmee Brooksville Naples Orlando Ocala
Regions
Tampa Bay Area Central Florida Sun Coast
Peripheral Areas
Southwest Florida Florida Heartland Big Bend Fun Coast
Counties in MSA
Hernando Hillsborough Pasco Pinellas
Counties in CSA
Citrus Manatee Sarasota
See also: Florida
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