Master Plan Facts

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Fun Facts!

Main Terminal:

•   4.5 FOOTBALL FIELDS: The 270,000 square feet undergoing renovations on the third floor of the Main Terminal is roughly the equivalent of four-and-a-half football fields.
•   BRAND NEW SPACE: We’re adding more than 55,000 square feet to the Main Terminal, including more than 23,000 square feet for new outdoor terraces.
•   UP AND DOWN: The project includes the renovation of 24 of Tampa Airport’s elevators and the replacement of 1,112 linear feet of escalators.
•   NEW FLOORING: We’re placing roughly 114,000 square feet of new tile flooring.

Rental Car Facility:

•   2.6 MILLION: Tampa Airport’s rental car center clocks in at 2.6 million square feet - large enough to hold more than 5,300 vehicles at a time.
•   REFUELING/WASHING: The center features eight 25,000 gallon fuel tanks and 30 car washing stations
•   RAPID RENTALS: At its peak, it can handle 1,541 rentals and 1,650 returns per hour at its peak
•   LOTS OF CONCRETE: It will take roughly 200,000 cubic yards of concrete – 25,000 truckloads – to build the Automated People Mover and rental car center.
•   …AND STEEL: The facilities will also require 14,000 tons of steel, including 9,000 tons of rebar and 5,000 tons of structural steel.

Automated People Mover:

•   NEW TRACK: The Automated People Mover features 7,300 feet of track on its way from the Main Terminal to the rental car center. A typical trip is expected to take about 4.3 minutes.
•   PASSENGERS: The initial people-mover is designed to carry 2,700 passengers per hour. Eventually, it could handle up to 6,500 per hour.