Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay International Airports To Close Ahead Of Ian

TAMPA BAY, FL — As much of the west coast of Florida braces for high winds and storm surge from the approaching Hurricane Ian, Tampa International Airport and St. Pete/Clearwater International Airport are preparing for closures on Tuesday.

Tampa International Airport announced that it will suspend all operations beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

PIE officials said the last flight is scheduled to depart from the St. Pete/Clearwater International Airport on Tuesday at 11:22 a.m.

Beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday, the airport terminal building will close due to Pinellas County's evacuation mandates and will remain closed until the mandatory evacuation has been lifted for Zone A, at a minimum.

While both airports are in evacuation zones, as critical infrastructure, they are exempt from the storm evacuation orders. However, when winds reach 50 mph, airports are required to suspend operations.

Currently, neither airport is reporting cancelations or delays.

PIE passengers can track flights by clicking here.

TPA passengers can track flights by clicking here.

Passengers should get their latest flight schedule information directly from their airlines, which make their own determination about schedule changes.