Tampa International Airport is acclaimed worldwide by "frequent flyers" as well as national and foreign news media as one of the most beautiful, functional airport terminals in the world today. A combination of terminal roof top auto parking, escalators and a shuttle system, insures passengers that their airplane boarding gate is never far from their ground transportation.

The St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport is an increasingly popular choice for air travel in the Tampa Bay area, since it is the closest commercial airport to the Gulf of Mexico, beach resorts, Clearwater Beach, Madeira Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Redington Beach, Treasure Island, and St. Petersburg Beach.