The flight time from Las Vegas to Tampa is 4 hours, 11 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 4 minutes late.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 46 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
75%
Southwest
75%
Frontier
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Tampa is 4 hours, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Tampa is 1984 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Las Vegas
4 hours, 51 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
4h 11m
Southwest
4h 11m
Frontier
4h 11m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

18

Distance

1984 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
8
Frontier
6
Southwest
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Tampa by plane is 1984 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Tampa?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Tampa is 4 hours, 11 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 4 hours, 11 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 11 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Tampa?

Spirit, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Las Vegas to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 3 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 Las Vegas 4 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 226 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Tampa 2 minutes late

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 Las Vegas to Tampa, Southwest is 75% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 75% 25% 0%
Spirit 75% 24% 1%
Frontier 65% 34% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas 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 16 227 4 251
Spirit 16 226 7 251
Frontier 16 226 7 251

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
9am 0.05
10pm 0.09
1pm 0.29
7am 0.11
12pm 0.01
8am 0.05
11am 0.08
0am 0.1
4pm 0.41
2pm 0.04
9pm 0.44
11pm 0.62
3pm 0.13
5pm 0.03
10am 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 108
February 80
March 68
April 71
May 97
June 86
July 77
August 72
September 88
October 93
November 77
December 64

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 2.48
Tuesday 2.5
Wednesday 2.35
Thursday 2.54
Friday 2.33
Saturday 3.42
Sunday 3.25

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
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)
9am 20 228 4 252
10pm 14 217 8 239
1pm 19 230 5 257
7am 14 222 5 241
12pm 24 227 7 261
8am 15 233 5 255
11am 19 219 7 248
0am 14 219 8 245
4pm 19 228 6 255
2pm 21 227 5 257
9pm 15 226 7 251
11pm 15 228 7 251
3pm 15 219 6 243
5pm 19 226 6 254
10am 16 225 6 252
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.