Joe Lopano

Stephens, 52, the airport's first Black chief executive, brings to the role nearly 25 years of experience "managing complex legal, compliance, human resources, labor and employment issues."

Tampa International Airport received federal funding for its new “state-of-the-art” terminal. Airside D, a $1.5 million project, is set to open in 2028.

Joe Lopano, the airport's CEO since 2011, has overseen several major expansion projects. He said he will pursue his "next dream" of spending more time with family.

Airport officials discussed the update on its master plan during a recent public meeting, which detailed the potential for a new terminal, an air taxi system and continued improvements to its main terminal.

The money for the new tower will come from the Biden administration's infrastructure bill in 2021, as part of a larger bundle of funding to build new air traffic control facilities.

Construction on Airside D will begin in 2024 and is estimated to accommodate 13 million additional passengers by 2037.

Lopano says passenger traffic at TPA is on track to surpass pre-pandemic levels.

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