Delta Air Lines has been identified as the anchor tenant for the new Airside D at Tampa International Airport (TPA). The carrier will have multiple gates and a new lounge in the terminal once completed.
Airside D will be a 16-gate, state-of-the-art terminal, and will serve as the TPA’s International Arrivals and Departures facility when it is completed in 2028. Airside D is expected to feature:
- 16 new gates
- A two-level Airside, plus a mezzanine
- New Shuttle system and guideway
- International passenger arrival processing facility
- New shops and restaurants.
Once completed, it will be the largest Airside at Tampa International Airport, measuring approximately 600,015 sq. ft.
News of the anchor tenant was first reported on X/Twitter by Cody Gonzalez. While the link in the post is incorrect, the full Anchor Tenant Agreement can be found here.
TPA's new Airside D will officially be anchored by Deltahttps://t.co/I5nMkvikhX
— Cody Gonzalez (@Gonzo1033) January 28, 2025
With a 18k sq. ft. SkyClub@IshrionA @xJonNYC
As part of the agreement, Delta plans to occupy at least six gates in Airside D which will be located as close as reasonably possible to a new 18,000 square foot Delta Sky Club which will open in the new terminal. One of the gates will have a direct connection to the new Sky Club, this will likely be used for Delta’s international flights to and from the airport.
Summary
Delta has been identified as the new anchor tenant for Airside D at Tampa International Airport (TPA). The Atlanta based carrier will have at least six gates and an 18,000 square foot Delta Sky Club in the new terminal. Airside D is expected to be completed in 2028.
After reading the agreement, which has since been removed, was surprised Delta is only taking 6 out of the 16 gates for preferential use. Surprised they didn’t take more.
I expected them to take more as well. With Airside D functioning as the international terminal, I wonder if they will operate out of some of the common use gates when they aren’t being utilized.
That would make since. Might end up being cheaper and better usage for DL to go that route. Between them and their partners should turn out nice. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
Spell check…..sense
I bet Virgin Atlantic will take one gate as Delta handles their ground services in TPA.
With Airside D becoming the international terminal, I would expect all non-U.S. carriers (except maybe Canadian airlines with preclearance flights) to move over to the new terminal. VS will likely use a common use gate as they don’t have enough service to warrant a standalone gate.