Spotting Log: KTPA

Tampa, Florida: We were heading up to ZooTampa for the day and had some time before getting to the zoo so we made a brief spotting trip over to TPA. Tampa International Airport is one of my favorite places to spot because from the short-term garage, it is easy to get good photos from each runway no matter which direction they are departing too. The closure of the upper floors poses a little more of a challenge as it puts you lower to the ground and the obstructions of light posts. 

It was a rather slow morning when we visited but I did manage to get some cargo (Atlas), a pink Silver Airways and a few gems on the MRO ramp (Flair and West Atlantic). Over on the FBO ramp, a few military surveillance planes were on the ramp but positioned to make it difficult to get a picture. From the short term garage, it was too far away and hazy, from the economy garage it was directly across only allowing for a photo of the rear of the aircraft. From the fence by the FBO, they were blocked by other aircraft. So all and all it was cool to see but sucked to not get any pics. 

Here is a look at what I was able to photograph at TPA: 
  • C-FLHJ – Boeing 737-400 (Flair Airlines) 
  • N102UW – Airbus A320 (American Airlines) 
  • N152UW – Airbus A321 (American Airlines) 
  • N288WN – Boeing 737-700 (Southwest Airlines) 
  • N307FR – Airbus A320 (Frontier Airlines) 
  • N407SV – ATR 42-600 (Silver Airways) 
  • N733UW – Airbus A319 (American Airlines) 
  • N742AX – Boeing 767-200 (West Atlantic) 
  • N849UA – Airbus A319 (United Airlines) 
  • N912NK – Airbus A320 (Spirit Airlines) 
  • N974JT – Airbus A321 (JetBlue Airways) 
  • N1093A – Boeing 767-300 (Atlas Air/Prime Air) 
  • N3743H – Boeing 737-800 (Delta Air Lines) 
  • N8674B – Boeing 737-700 (Southwest Airlines) 
Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Tampa International Airport photo gallery.  
Location: Tampa International Airport (TPA), 4100 George J Bean Pkwy, Tampa, FL 33607, USA

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