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Tampa International Airport

Tampa, Florida
IATA: TPA
ICAO: KTPA
FAA: TPA
Elevation: 26 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
29,212
November 7, 2026
2026 Daily Average
33,994
311 reported days
October 2026 Daily Average
32,307
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
10.57M
Through November 7
Year-over-Year
-1.44%
-154,218 passengers
National Rank
#22
2025 comparable rank #22

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count29,212
30-day average32,077
Busiest 2026 day47,432
March 22
Comparable 2025 YTD10,726,218
2026 YTD10,572,000

Monthly TPA TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

TPA airport-only screening totals · November totals include November 1-7 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January1,012,260991,271978,97831,580
February983,070958,555983,94835,141
March1,284,4781,249,2931,235,47939,854
April1,186,2971,144,3511,168,13738,938
May1,161,6531,122,6671,090,77035,186
June1,086,0401,070,2271,029,58234,319
July1,083,2561,101,0861,031,81233,284
August993,5461,016,767960,25030,976
September851,983875,767878,12129,271
October791,541981,9601,001,52332,307
November*211,123214,274213,40030,486
*November figures include November 1-7 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

TPA National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#22
12,583,199 passengers
2025
#22
12,596,874 passengers
2026 YTD
#22
10,572,000 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through November 7.

Airport Profile

Associated cityTampa
State or territoryFlorida
Elevation26 ft
Coordinates27.9755, -82.5332

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeTPA
FAA identifierTPA
ICAO identifierKTPA
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateNovember 7, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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