Tampa logs 106 flight delays

Tampa International Airport logged 106 flight delays and no cancellations on April 12, leaving the airport moving slowly but still operating. (flightaware.com) The disruptions hit flights on carriers including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines during the last day of Tampa’s 40-day spring break travel push, which airport officials said runs through April 13. (travelandtourworld.com) (tampaairport.com) Tampa’s own flight-status page said updates are approximate and told travelers to check directly with their airline for exact departure and arrival times. (tampaairport.com) The airport entered this weekend expecting 3.1 million passengers between March 5 and April 13, with 75,000 to 80,000 travelers a day during its busiest season of the year. (tampaairport.com) That traffic sits on top of a large base of normal activity. Tampa International handled 24,756,631 passengers in calendar year 2024 and ranked 26th among United States airports by size, according to its fact sheet. (tampaairport.com) The delays in Tampa came as flight disruptions spread across other major United States airport systems on April 12, with reports of elevated delays and cancellations complicating airline recovery schedules. (timesnownews.com) Federal Aviation Administration status reports on April 12 showed active delay programs elsewhere in the national airspace system, including a ground delay at San Francisco International Airport averaging 31 minutes because of low ceilings. (faa.gov) Tampa had avoided some of the worst nationwide airport slowdowns earlier this spring. On March 23, Spectrum News reported that Tampa International was seeing minimal lines and few delays even as other airports faced long Transportation Security Administration waits. (baynews9.com) For travelers in Tampa, the picture on April 12 was narrower than a shutdown: planes were mostly still going, but more than 100 departures or arrivals were running late. (flightaware.com)