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Peter O. Knight Airport (IATA: TPF, ICAO: KTPF, FAA LID: TPF) is an airport on Davis Islands, five minutes (3 NM or 5.6 km or 3.5 mi [1]) from downtown Tampa, Florida.Built as a Works Progress Administration project, it was Tampa's main airport from 1935 to 1945, and is still used by general aviation operators today because of its proximity to the central city.
Hillsborough Army Airfield is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield which was located about 7 miles north of downtown Tampa, Florida, near Temple Terrace, Florida. After World War II it served as a civilian airport called Henderson Hillsborough International Airport for several years until it closed.
The airport was renamed in January 2009 in order to better identify the facility with the Tampa Bay area, and to lessen confusion with Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [ 2 ] It is a general aviation airport servicing the downtown Tampa business traffic, as it is only 15 minutes from the heart of Tampa.
Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA, ICAO: KTPA, FAA LID: TPA) (known as Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952) [4] is an international airport six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA). [1]
The B-26 earned the slogan "One a day in Tampa Bay" due to the number of early-model B-26 aircraft that ditched or crashed into the Tampa Bay waters surrounding MacDill Field. [7] Early models of the B-26 aircraft proved hard to fly and land by many pilots due to its short wings, high landing speeds, and fighter-plane maneuverability.
Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (Airborne) is an MRO based in Wilmington, Ohio, Ohio, USA at the Airborne Airpark (ILN) and Tampa International Airport (TPA). They provide aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services including Heavy Maintenance, Line Maintenance, Component Repair/Overhaul, Engineering, Manufacturing Services, and Material Sales.
International Plaza and Bay Street is a large, upscale [2] shopping mall and dining destination located adjacent to the Tampa International Airport. Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom all anchor this traditionally enclosed shopping mall. A Dick's Sporting Goods is also planned to open at the mall in 2024, relocating from the nearby ...
Was: Dade County Airport (1945-1955) Was: Homestead Air Force Base (1955-1994) Now: Homestead Air Reserve Base (1994-Present) (IATA: HST, ICAO: KHST, FAA LID: HST) Miami Army Airfield (36th Street Airport), Miami; Joint Civil/Army Airfield use Also used by: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command HQ 45th Bombardment Group (I Bomber Command) (1942)