The flight time from Philadelphia to Tampa is 2 hours, 37 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 4 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 12 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Spirit
77%
Southwest
75%
Frontier
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Tampa is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 12 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Tampa is 920 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Philadelphia
2 hours, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 32m
American
2h 37m
Frontier
2h 39m
Spirit
2h 41m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

48

Distance

920 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
28
Frontier
16
Southwest
1
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Tampa by plane is 920 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Tampa?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Tampa is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 12 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 32 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Tampa?

Spirit, American, Frontier, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Philadelphia to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Philadelphia (PHL) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 1 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 Philadelphia 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 132 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Tampa 7 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 Philadelphia 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
American 83% 16% 1%
Spirit 77% 23% 0%
Southwest 75% 25% 0%
Frontier 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia 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 12 135 4 152
American 19 131 4 157
Frontier 17 133 7 159
Spirit 13 141 7 161

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
10pm 0.09
3pm 0.04
2pm 0.36
11am 0.25
10am 0.67
6pm 1.43
12pm 0.23
9am 0.12
4pm 0.01
8am 1.15
7pm 0.12
1pm 0.65
6am 1.01
5pm 0.18
9pm 0.12
7am 0.15
8pm 0.18
5am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 173
February 164
March 195
April 228
May 220
June 182
July 192
August 217
September 212
October 223
November 233
December 261

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 6.73
Tuesday 6.52
Wednesday 6.58
Thursday 6.62
Friday 6.75
Saturday 7.9
Sunday 6.98

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
American 1
Frontier 0
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)
10pm 16 130 6 156
3pm 12 134 5 149
2pm 17 134 6 160
11am 18 131 7 156
10am 19 130 5 156
6pm 19 133 5 161
12pm 14 135 7 155
9am 19 128 7 159
4pm 19 132 7 160
8am 21 132 5 159
7pm 20 128 5 155
1pm 16 134 5 156
6am 16 132 5 154
5pm 16 136 7 160
9pm 17 127 7 153
7am 15 125 4 146
8pm 15 133 7 157
5am 18 125 8 153
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.