The flight time from Cleveland to Tampa is 2 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLE Cleveland, OH 2 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 4 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
92%
Spirit
74%
Frontier
73%
Southwest
56%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Cleveland to Tampa is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 4 minutes.

The flight distance from Cleveland to Tampa is 927 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Cleveland
2 hours, 29 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 19m
United
2h 24m
Spirit
2h 24m
Frontier
2h 26m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

21

Distance

927 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Frontier
17
Spirit
2
United
1
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Cleveland from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Cleveland to Tampa by plane is 927 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Cleveland to Tampa?

The flight time from Cleveland to Tampa is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 4 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Cleveland to Tampa?

Spirit, Southwest, Frontier, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Cleveland to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Cleveland to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Cleveland (CLE) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Cleveland 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 124 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Tampa 6 minutes early

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 Cleveland to Tampa, Southwest is 56% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 56% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 92% 8% 0%
Spirit 74% 25% 1%
Frontier 73% 25% 2%
Southwest 56% 44% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Cleveland 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)
Southwest 9 122 5 139
United 11 127 5 144
Spirit 13 125 7 144
Frontier 13 124 7 146

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
7am 0.02
11am 0.17
6am 0.01
3pm 0.04
5am 0.12
6pm 0.13
7pm 0.08
1pm 0.12
10am 0.36
4pm 0.08
12pm 0.24
5pm 0.33
2pm 0.12
9pm 0.61
9am 0.16
10pm 0.15
8pm 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Cleveland 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 90
February 79
March 85
April 66
May 71
June 64
July 67
August 74
September 113
October 127
November 133
December 123

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Cleveland 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 2.73
Tuesday 3.27
Wednesday 2.56
Thursday 3.21
Friday 2.83
Saturday 3.12
Sunday 3.29

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
Frontier 0
Spirit 0
United 0
Southwest 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)
7am 11 122 6 137
11am 13 126 7 147
6am 16 134 5 155
3pm 15 127 7 150
5am 14 129 7 152
6pm 14 125 8 145
7pm 14 126 9 154
1pm 11 125 6 144
10am 12 123 7 143
4pm 12 125 7 149
12pm 12 126 6 144
5pm 14 126 7 147
2pm 12 128 6 147
9pm 13 123 7 144
9am 13 125 7 144
10pm 14 122 6 143
8pm 12 125 7 146
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.