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Class B

Tampa International Airport

ID KTPA FAA TPA Elev 26 ft Lat 27° 58.53' N Lon 82° 31.99' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KTPA

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Runways at KTPA

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
19R 182° 11,002 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
01L 002° 11,002 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
19L 182° 8,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
01R 002° 8,300 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
10 092° 6,999 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.17%
28 272° 6,999 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.17%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

6 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 126.450
  • CLD CLNC DEL 133.600
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 119.500
  • A/D APP/DEP 118.150
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KTPA

  • NDB TP

    Cosme

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTPA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

0 matched · 40 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (40 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FLORIDA 175 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – TAMPA INTL (TPA)(KTPA) 6 W UTC–5(–4DT) N27º58.53´ W82º31.99´ 27 B AOE Class I, ARFF Index D NOTAM FILE TPA RWY 01L–19R: H11002X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–228, 2S–175, 2D–443, 2D/2D2–968 PCR 700 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RWY 01R–19L: H8300X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–208, 2S–175, 2D–392, 2D/2D2–896 PCR 630 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 01R: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 10–28: H6999X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1113 PCR 870 R/A/W/T HIRL RWY 10: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 28: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 19L 10–28 5650 RWY 28 01R–19L 4350
  • ·RWY 01L:TORA–11002 TODA–11002 ASDA–10800 LDA–10800 RWY 01R:TORA–8300 TODA–8300 ASDA–8300 LDA–8300 RWY 10: TORA–6999 TODA–6999 ASDA–6999 LDA–6501 RWY 19L:TORA–8300 TODA–8300 ASDA–8300 LDA–8300 RWY 19R:TORA–11002TODA–11002 ASDA–11002 LDA–11002 RWY 28: TORA–6999 TODA–6999 ASDA–6501 LDA–6501
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT Rwy 10 PAPI unusbl 8º left and right of RCL.
  • ·Rwy 19L is noise sensitive to tbjt departures.
  • ·Rwy 01R is noise sensitive to tbjt arrivals.
  • ·Publd noise abatement procs in effect.
  • ·Bird act on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 not nmly avbl to ops over 75,000 lbs GWT.
  • ·Rwy 10 first 2600´ conc; Rwy 28 first 4400´ asph.
  • ·Only acft with prior pmsn may use trml apn; all otrs use GA apn.
  • ·Rstrs to Aircraft Design Group IV or lgr: Twy E1.
  • ·Twy J btn Twy J1 and Twy J2; Twy N west of Twy L; Twy E north of Twy J; Txl Z 325 ft E of Txl V; Txl V btn Twy V2 and Twy V3 are unavbl for Group V acft with a wingspan gtr than 171 ft wo PPR from arpt ops.
  • ·Txl F and Txl R are non–movement areas.
  • ·Both Lctns are unavbl for Group IV acft with a wingspan gtr than 117 ft wo PPR from arpt ops.
  • ·Txl T PPR from arpt ops rqrd for acft with a wingspan gtr than 90 ft.
  • ·Taxilane G west of Twy B1 clsd to wingspan grt than 118 ft–PPR apt ops.
  • ·Txl K1 and Txl K2 clsd to wingspan gtr than 171 ft, Txl K1 and Txl K2 clsd while wide body Txl K1W is in use.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if eqipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 813-870-8700
  • ·ASOS 126.45 (813) 296–2752.
  • ·D–ATIS ARR 126.45 D–ATIS DEP 128.475 UNICOM 122.95 ®APP/DEP CON 118.15 (001º–150º) 118.8 (220º–360º) 134.25 (151º–219º) 118.5 TOWER 119.5 GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 133.6 CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC

+ 10 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KTPA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KTPA

141 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

36

since 1982

Fatal

3

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 277,888 ops in 2000

2024 total

233,167

10-yr total

2,009,055

2024 mix

AC/AT 88% · GA 11% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.17

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=141

  • Other 112
  • Stall / spin 9
  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Ground collision 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-01-14 Piper PA-46-500TP · Stall / spin · night
2003-10-16 Airbus Industrie A-319-112 · Other · VMC · day
2003-06-23 Boeing 757-232 · Stall / spin · day
2002-01-04 Hughes OH-6A · Ground collision · VMC · day
2023-03-30 Cessna 525B · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2020-12-18 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2019-08-21 Cessna 310 · Gear-up · day
2019-03-24 Piper PA23 · Other · day
2014-10-04 Cessna S550 · Stall / spin · day
2013-12-20 Cessna 210N · Engine failure · VMC · night
2010-06-08 Cessna 210L · Engine failure · VMC · night
2008-02-27 Cessna 210L · Stall / spin · night
2006-02-16 Cessna 525A · Ground collision · VMC · day
2006-02-15 Beech C90A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2002-08-29 Beech 1900D · Gear-up · day
2002-08-10 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Gear-up · dawn
1999-08-19 Cessna 210L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC
1997-10-27 Cessna 402B · Gear-up · IMC · day
1997-08-21 Boeing 737-300 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1997-04-05 Cessna 172M · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1997-01-27 Cessna U206D · Engine failure · VMC · day
1996-07-06 Hughes 269B · Other · night
1993-12-01 Cessna 650 · Other · VMC · day
1993-01-06 Piper PA-23 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night
1990-10-02 Beech C-90 · Other · VMC · night
1990-05-23 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · night
1989-04-08 Beech C-45H · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1987-12-20 Beech 99 · Gear-up · VMC · night
1987-09-15 Beech 200 · Other · VMC · day
1987-09-02 Boeing 727-223 · Other · day
1986-11-06 Cessna 421C · Weather · VMC · day
1986-07-20 Beech V35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1985-10-19 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Other · day
1983-09-05 Cessna 402C · Other · VMC · day
1983-06-25 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Other · VMC · night
1983-03-20 Mooney M20J · Other · night
1981-09-17 Cessna 401B · Other
1981-07-19 Cessna 182 · Other
1981-07-12 Cessna 172 · Other
1981-06-01 Mooney M20E · Other
1981-02-10 Cessna 150L · Other
1980-12-12 Piper PA-28 · Other
1980-07-15 Douglas DC-9 · Other
1980-07-06 Cessna 182K · Other
1980-05-08 Piper PA-32 · Other
1980-01-12 Cessna 152 · Other
1979-12-20 Piper PA-28 · Other
1979-11-18 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other
1979-09-18 HAM-FLUGZEU HFB320 · Other
1979-09-15 Beech 56TC · Other
1979-07-22 Douglas DC3-C · Other
1979-07-18 Cessna 310 · Other
1979-05-26 Brantly B-2B · Other
1979-02-24 Bell 206B · Other

+ 87 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KTPA

2 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KTPA

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Eichel Tampa FL 3 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 3 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 26 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 31 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 31 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 31 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 31 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 31 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 38 nm
Thomas James Norton Sarasota FL 38 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KTPA

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Abdul Hamid Alibrahim Tampa FL 3 nm
Joshua Evan Garfield Tampa FL 3 nm
Roger Lewis Hamilton Tampa FL 3 nm
Gerhard Charles Kullack Tampa FL 3 nm
St Elmo Murray Massengale Iii Tampa FL 3 nm
James Malcolm Mcelravy Tampa FL 3 nm
Robert Gray Sample Tampa FL 3 nm
Darrell Eugene Stinger Tampa FL 3 nm
Jimmey Wayne Todd Jr Tampa FL 3 nm
Stephen Van Kirk Friedman Tampa FL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KTPA

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Tommy Allen Cooper Ii Tampa FL 3 nm
Cornelius Cosentino Tampa FL 3 nm
Wayne Yoder Gochnauer Tampa FL 3 nm
Richard James Blake Tampa FL 3 nm
Kerry Leigh Roberson Tampa FL 3 nm
Lawrence Nathan Schultz Tampa FL 3 nm
Carlos Andres Urbizu Tampa FL 3 nm
Curtis Reed Waldeck Tampa FL 3 nm
John Robert Zark Tampa FL 3 nm
William Walker Thompson Tampa FL 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KTPA

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
6 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
10 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
13 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
17 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
27 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
27 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
28 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
35 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
35 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
35 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.