The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa is 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 minute late.
14 minutes taxiing out
37 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
79%
Spirit
67%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa is 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa is 197 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Fort Lauderdale
58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
57m
Spirit
58m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

27

Distance

197 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
13
Spirit
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Fort Lauderdale from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa by plane is 197 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?

The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa is 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 37 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 57 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 58 minutes.

What airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?

Spirit and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 13 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 Fort Lauderdale 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 37 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Tampa 3 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 Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 79% 20% 1%
Spirit 67% 31% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Fort Lauderdale 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 15 37 4 57
Spirit 13 38 7 58

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
6am 0.5
11pm 0.12
7am 0.2
5pm 0.12
1pm 0.02
7pm 0.7
10pm 0.13
10am 0.06
5am 0.07
9am 0.08
6pm 0.68
9pm 0.07
8pm 0.15
2pm 0.02
8am 0.95

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 123
February 112
March 120
April 116
May 120
June 116
July 119
August 120
September 119
October 136
November 118
December 116

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 4.06
Tuesday 3.98
Wednesday 4
Thursday 4.08
Friday 4.1
Saturday 3.17
Sunday 4.21

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
Southwest 0
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)
6am 13 37 4 56
11pm 14 36 7 56
7am 15 36 4 56
5pm 13 37 6 58
1pm 16 38 4 58
7pm 16 37 4 59
10pm 13 37 7 57
10am 15 36 4 55
5am 13 36 5 55
9am 13 37 7 57
6pm 15 38 5 59
9pm 12 38 6 57
8pm 15 37 5 58
2pm 15 41 4 60
8am 13 38 6 58
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.