The flight time from Charlotte to Tampa is 1 hour, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 16 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
86%
American
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Tampa is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 16 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Tampa is 507 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Charlotte
1 hour, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 36m
American
1h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

71

Distance

507 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
65
Spirit
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Tampa by plane is 507 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Tampa?

The flight time from Charlotte to Tampa is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 16 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 36 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Tampa?

American and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Tampa?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Tampa (TPA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Charlotte on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 76 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tampa on time

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Charlotte to Tampa, Spirit is 86% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 86% 13% 1%
American 71% 27% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Tampa, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 14 76 6 96
American 16 76 4 98

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.48
1pm 0.81
10pm 0.84
3pm 0.45
10am 0.19
6am 0.22
11am 0.98
5pm 0.7
0am 0.01
2pm 0.61
6pm 0.62
5am 0.11
8pm 0.94
7am 1.09
12pm 0.3
7pm 0.42
4pm 0.36
9am 0.82

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Tampa that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 315
February 316
March 362
April 349
May 345
June 302
July 302
August 278
September 219
October 290
November 318
December 318

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Tampa that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 10.42
Tuesday 9.54
Wednesday 10.19
Thursday 10.27
Friday 10.46
Saturday 10.19
Sunday 10.35

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 14 77 4 98
1pm 15 76 4 97
10pm 15 75 5 95
3pm 15 77 4 99
10am 13 78 4 97
6am 14 72 6 93
11am 16 75 4 98
5pm 15 77 4 98
0am 14 76 4 93
2pm 14 76 4 96
6pm 17 78 5 101
5am 15 76 6 99
8pm 16 76 5 99
7am 15 76 4 97
12pm 15 75 4 95
7pm 16 75 4 97
4pm 16 76 5 101
9am 20 76 4 102
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.