The flight time from Detroit to Tampa is 2 hours, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DTW Detroit, MI 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 11 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
83%
Spirit
80%
Frontier
73%
Southwest
40%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Detroit to Tampa is 2 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 11 minutes.

The flight distance from Detroit to Tampa is 983 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Detroit
2 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 30m
Spirit
2h 31m
Frontier
2h 34m
Southwest
2h 40m
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

46

Distance

983 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
28
Spirit
14
Frontier
3
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Detroit from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Detroit to Tampa by plane is 983 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Detroit to Tampa?

The flight time from Detroit to Tampa is 2 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 11 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 30 minutes, and Southwest the slowest taking 2 hours, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Detroit to Tampa?

Frontier, Spirit, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Detroit to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Detroit to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Detroit (DTW) 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 Detroit 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 131 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Tampa 9 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 Detroit to Tampa, Southwest is 40% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 40% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 83% 15% 2%
Spirit 80% 19% 1%
Frontier 73% 25% 2%
Southwest 40% 60% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Detroit 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)
Delta 15 130 4 150
Spirit 12 132 7 151
Frontier 15 131 7 154
Southwest 18 139 5 160

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
5pm 0.21
8pm 0.17
10pm 0.07
5am 0.19
11am 0.21
6pm 1.03
7pm 0.57
2pm 0.45
12pm 0.42
9am 0.12
7am 0.43
6am 0.07
8am 0.69
10am 0.76
9pm 0.39
4pm 0.17
1pm 0.12
3pm 0.42

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 212
February 199
March 288
April 227
May 162
June 141
July 146
August 163
September 196
October 224
November 218
December 228

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Detroit 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 6.62
Tuesday 5.83
Wednesday 5.98
Thursday 6.92
Friday 7.08
Saturday 6.85
Sunday 6.96

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
Delta 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
5pm 11 133 6 152
8pm 14 131 6 151
10pm 14 131 6 153
5am 11 130 7 149
11am 13 132 7 152
6pm 14 131 5 150
7pm 13 129 6 149
2pm 14 132 4 149
12pm 14 129 4 149
9am 13 133 7 155
7am 17 132 4 154
6am 14 135 4 154
8am 15 129 4 150
10am 14 130 4 150
9pm 14 131 6 153
4pm 13 133 7 154
1pm 13 132 5 154
3pm 15 130 4 150
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.