Tampa International Airport Welcome New European And South American Routes

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.

Tampa International Airport, located in one of America’s fastest-growing areas, has seen a positive surge in passenger volumes. Welcoming over 24.5 million passengers for FY 2025, TPA is projecting a 3% growth for the same period this year following a range of new route launches.

The airport’s Latin American and Caribbean network has expanded in the last 12 months with JetBlue inaugurating its daily year-round service to Punta Cana, complementing the seasonal service from Frontier. Earlier in the year, Avianca began 4x-weekly nonstop service between Tampa and Bogota, which has since expanded to a daily service. The Bogota route marked the first nonstop service from TPA to South America, serving the 36,000 Colombian-born residents in the Tampa Bay region.

Connectivity to Panama has also become more accessible as Copa expanded its services to Panama City (PTY) to 12x-weekly.

In 2025, both WestJet and Air Canda operated summer seasonal service to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), previously the airport’s second-largest unserved destination and WestJet also chose to expand its Calgary service from seasonal to year-round, showcasing the demand for Canadian markets.

With growth potential and rapidly increasing demand, Tampa International Airport (TPA) presents a unique and untapped opportunity for airlines to expand their international networks. Data reveals that approximately 50% of international O&D traffic currently opts for other Florida airports instead of TPA, highlighting a significant market gap that airlines can capitalize on by establishing or enhancing their presence at TPA.

As a member of Routes 360, the only digital platform dedicated to route development, TPA has uploaded multiple route opportunities to its profile.

Unserved:

• Oklahoma City – Will Rogers International Airport (OKC)
• Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
• Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)
• São Paulo - Guarulhos International Airport (GRU)
• San Jose Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
• Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
• Dublin Airport (DUB)
• Manchester Airport (MAN)

Underserved:

• Las Americas International Airport (Santo Domingo) (SDQ)
• Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA)
• Portland International Airport (PDX)

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