Tampa International Airport’s governing board has approved the final designs for Airside D, a $1.52 billion new airside terminal that marks the airport’s largest expansion project in nearly 20 years.
The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Board of Directors approved the final design for the new, 16-gate airside terminal during its Thursday meeting, authorizing a $902 million supplemental contract and allowing construction to begin on the project later this year.
Officials anticipate the 600,000-square-foot terminal will be completed in late 2028 and open to the public in 2029.
The expansion is designed to anchor the airport’s next phase of international growth, as passenger traffic continues to climb with the addition of more international and domestic routes. TPA currently serves about 25 million passengers per year, it says, and is projected to serve up to 35 million passengers annually by 2037 as the Tampa Bay region continues to grow…