Part of Florida's west coast, Tampa Bay has some of the best...
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Tampa International is a relatively small airport located in Hillsborough County, Florida, just 11km (7 miles) from Tampa’s city centre. It’s a friendly and attractively designed airport with a great selection of amenities.
The airport has a unique design featuring one landside terminal where all the ticketing, check-ins, customs and security checks take place and then four airside satellite buildings that are connected to the main terminal via automated people movers. The landside building has a great range of food and drink options and each of the satellite terminals has a couple of shopping and eating options as well. There is also duty free, but only in the satellite terminals that handle international flights.
Tampa International Airport is a hub for Gulfstream International Airways. However, Southwest Airlines offers the most flights to Tampa International. There are also a number of non-stop services to various destinations across the United States as well as the UK, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
With its innovative design and friendly service, Tampa is a great airport to use when flying to Florida. From the air the airport almost resembles a wheel with four spokes, and on the ground it’s an easy airport to navigate.
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Bus: Pick-up areas are located in the bus zones of each of the Commercial Ground Transportation Quadrants. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) offers a service to downtown Tampa. HART Route 30 runs from downtown Tampa to the airport at 15-minute intervals between 5:15am and 12:33am on weekdays. At weekends the service operates every 30 minutes between 7am and 10pm. Red Coach Inc offers private service from Tampa International Airport to Orlando International Airport.
Taxis: Taxis (Yellow Cab and United Cab) can be found in the Commercial Ground Transportation Quadrants on the baggage-claims level. Fares are charged at $2.25 per mile with a $2 flag drop fare. The minimum fare from the airport is $15 and the maximum flat rate to downtown Tampa (and the port) is $25.
Money and communications: Banks, ATMs and currency-exchange facilities, post office and public phones.
Luggage: Luggage carts are available and cost $4 with a $0.25 refund upon return of the cart. Lost and found is available through the Airport Administration Department.
Conference and business: Conference facilities and a business centre are provided at the Marriott Hotel, which is connected to the landside terminal. Services include catering, audio-visual equipment, meeting rooms, workstations, and photocopying, printing and faxing services.
Other facilities: A public art programme, observation desk, children’s play areas, assistance for passengers with special needs, first-aid station, information booths, chapel and baby-changing facilities.
Wi-Fi: Free Wi-Fi is provided throughout the landside and airside terminals. Simply click on the TPA Network from the list of available wireless networks, your browser will open with a set of terms and conditions. Once you’ve clicked “accept” you’ll be free to browse.
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