Spotting Log: KTPA

Tampa, Florida: With most attractions closed and social distancing an order from the governor, I was looking for a way to get outside and enjoy some sunshine while staying away from large groups of people. What better way to do this then by a little planespotting. With flight schedules majorly reduced, I chose to go to Tampa International Airport and spot a little while from the parking garage. Locally they had the best amount of scheduled flights remaining following the airline cancellations. When we got there, you could see how much the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the airline industry, the parking garage was pretty much empty and traffic was painless both on airport property and the interstate system, a rarity in season on a Sunday afternoon. While the air traffic schedule was about 1/3 of normal, I still managed to get some aircraft photographed. What was in the air was routine, there was some good variety on the ground at the MRO's including three Thomas Cook Airlines awaiting transfer to JetBlue on one ramp and a United new livery and Eco-Skies livery on the other ramp. Here is a look at what we saw today:
  • C-FCSX – Boeing 737-800 (WestJet)
  • C-GMRO – Learjet 45
  • N115TT – Beechcraft Super King Air 350
  • N156AN – Airbus A321 (American Airlines)
  • N159UP – Airbus A300 (UPS)
  • N29RE – Learjet 40
  • N243WN – Boeing 737-700 (Southwest Airlines)
  • N307AZ – Boeing 767-300 (Air Transport International/Prime Air)
  • N365UP – Boeing 767-300 (UPS)
  • N372NW – Airbus A320 (Delta Air Lines)
  • N602NK – Airbus A320 (Spirit Airlines)
  • N638JB – Airbus A320 (JetBlue Airways)
  • N639NK – Airbus A320 (Spirit Airlines)
  • N670NK – Airbus A321 (Spirit Airlines)
  • N871UP – Beechcraft Super King Air 350
  • N901JT – Airbus A321 (Thomas Cook Airlines)
  • N927JA – Gulfstream IV
  • N930JL – Airbus A321 (Thomas Cook Airlines)
  • N951WN – Boeing 737-700 (Southwest Airlines)
  • N976UY – Airbus A321 (American Airlines)
  • N7849A – Boeing 737-700 (Southwest Airlines)
  • N8545V – Boeing 737-800 (Southwest Airlines)
  • N8600F – Boeing 737-800 (Southwest Airlines)
  • N27213 – Boeing 737-800 (United Airlines)
  • N66831 – Boeing 737-900 (United Airlines)
  • N75432 – Boeing 737-900 (United Airlines/Eco-skies livery)
  • VP-CHZ – Boeing 737-300 (Cayman Airways)
Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Tampa International Airport photo gallery.


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