St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport
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St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (IATA: PIE[3], ICAO: KPIE, FAA LID: PIE) is a public/military airport in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, serving the Tampa Bay Area.[1] It is right on the northeast municipal boundary of Pinellas Park, 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown St. Petersburg,[1] 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Clearwater, and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Tampa.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Pinellas County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Tampa Bay Area | ||||||||||||||
Location | Unincorporated Pinellas County, adjacent to Pinellas Park | ||||||||||||||
Operating base for | Allegiant Air | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°54′36″N 082°41′15″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | fly2pie | ||||||||||||||
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.[4] In 2014, it showed double-digit growth and handled more than one million passengers, setting a record.[5]
Most scheduled airline traffic in the Tampa Bay Area uses Tampa International Airport (TPA), 10 miles (16 km) east, but St. Pete–Clearwater remains a destination for low-cost carriers. St. Pete–Clearwater is a focus city for Las Vegas–based Allegiant Air. The airport is also less busy than Tampa and is frequently used by pilots of private planes and executive jets.[citation needed]
The airport uses "Tampa Bay The Easy Way" as an advertising slogan and "Fly2PIE" in reference to its three-letter IATA and FAA codes.