The flight time from Milwaukee to Tampa is 2 hours, 35 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MKE Milwaukee, WI 1 minute early.
10 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 19 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
82%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Milwaukee to Tampa is 2 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes.

The flight distance from Milwaukee to Tampa is 1075 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Milwaukee
2 hours, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 35m
Spirit
2h 35m
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

9

Distance

1075 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
9
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Milwaukee from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Milwaukee to Tampa by plane is 1075 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Tampa?

The flight time from Milwaukee to Tampa is 2 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes.

What airlines fly from Milwaukee to Tampa?

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

Does Southwest fly from Milwaukee to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Milwaukee (MKE) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 9 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 Milwaukee 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 139 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tampa 4 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 Milwaukee to Tampa, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 82% 17% 1%
Spirit 70% 20% 10%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Milwaukee 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 10 139 4 155
Spirit 11 137 5 155

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 0.04
6am 0.04
5am 0.03
8pm 0.02
3pm 0.02
1pm 0.11
7pm 0.04
5pm 0.08
10am 0.28
9am 0.18
7am 0.06
6pm 0.05
11am 0.29
4pm 0.1
2pm 0.03

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Milwaukee 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 37
February 48
March 97
April 54
May 37
June 31
July 31
August 37
September 30
October 35
November 32
December 33

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Milwaukee 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 1.25
Tuesday 1.15
Wednesday 1.23
Thursday 1.13
Friday 1.23
Saturday 2.13
Sunday 1.52

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)
8am 10 140 4 154
6am 13 139 5 160
5am 14 139 4 157
8pm 10 137 5 152
3pm 8 139 5 156
1pm 10 140 5 154
7pm 10 138 5 155
5pm 10 140 4 155
10am 11 141 4 156
9am 11 139 4 156
7am 12 138 4 154
6pm 11 137 5 155
11am 10 139 4 153
4pm 10 138 4 154
2pm 9 142 5 157
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.