The flight time from Pittsburgh to Tampa is 2 hours, 15 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PIT Pittsburgh, PA 1 minute early.
11 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 59 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
82%
Southwest
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Tampa is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from Pittsburgh to Tampa is 873 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Pittsburgh
2 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 14m
Spirit
2h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

18

Distance

873 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
16
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Pittsburgh from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Pittsburgh to Tampa by plane is 873 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Tampa?

The flight time from Pittsburgh to Tampa is 2 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 14 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Pittsburgh to Tampa?

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

Does Southwest fly from Pittsburgh to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 16 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 Pittsburgh 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 119 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tampa 6 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 Pittsburgh to Tampa, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 82% 17% 1%
Southwest 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Pittsburgh 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 11 118 4 134
Spirit 11 124 6 144

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 0.12
8am 0.07
11am 0.03
9pm 0.14
5am 0.43
3pm 0.02
5pm 0.14
12pm 0.13
4pm 0.04
9am 0.38
7am 0.26
7pm 0.21
1pm 0.13
6pm 0.29
8pm 0.2
10am 0.03
2pm 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh 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 86
February 86
March 123
April 90
May 79
June 70
July 69
August 70
September 62
October 66
November 77
December 95

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Pittsburgh 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 2.65
Tuesday 2.42
Wednesday 2.42
Thursday 2.62
Friday 2.65
Saturday 3.31
Sunday 2.63

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 11 122 4 137
8am 9 116 4 129
11am 10 118 4 135
9pm 11 118 5 134
5am 11 118 4 135
3pm 9 122 5 135
5pm 9 122 4 136
12pm 11 122 5 138
4pm 11 121 4 136
9am 11 122 6 142
7am 12 117 4 134
7pm 11 117 4 133
1pm 12 118 5 135
6pm 10 119 4 134
8pm 11 116 5 133
10am 9 119 5 134
2pm 9 123 4 138
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.