The flight time from Seattle to Tampa is 5 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 1 minute early.
20 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 50 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Alaska
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to Tampa is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Seattle to Tampa is 2520 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Seattle
6 hours, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
5h 17m
Alaska
5h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

2520 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
13
Delta
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Seattle to Tampa by plane is 2520 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Seattle to Tampa?

The flight time from Seattle to Tampa is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 5 hours, 17 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 5 hours, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to Tampa?

Delta and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Seattle to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to Tampa?

Southwest does not fly from Seattle (SEA) to Tampa (TPA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Seattle 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 290 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Tampa 5 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 Seattle to Tampa, Alaska is 82% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%
Alaska 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Seattle 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)
Delta 20 290 4 317
Alaska 20 290 6 319

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 0.7
8am 0.82
9pm 0.98
10pm 0
3pm 0.03
2pm 0.04
10am 0.12
7am 0.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle 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 88
February 80
March 89
April 87
May 92
June 88
July 93
August 93
September 90
October 93
November 89
December 94

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle 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 2.96
Tuesday 2.81
Wednesday 2.98
Thursday 2.98
Friday 2.98
Saturday 2.96
Sunday 3.02

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
Alaska 0
Delta 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 19 294 6 321
8am 19 288 4 313
9pm 20 289 6 319
10pm 17 279 9 305
3pm 17 291 3 313
2pm 16 287 3 308
10am 20 290 6 319
7am 23 296 5 325
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.