The flight time from Tampa to Charlotte is 1 hour, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 15 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
77%
Spirit
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Charlotte is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Charlotte is 507 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Charlotte to Tampa
1 hour, 38 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 41m
American
1h 42m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

71

Distance

507 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
65
Spirit
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Charlotte by plane is 507 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Tampa to Charlotte?

The flight time from Tampa to Charlotte is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 15 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 41 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 42 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Charlotte?

Spirit and American are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Tampa (TPA) to Charlotte (CLT). 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 Tampa 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 75 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 3 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 Tampa to Charlotte, American is 77% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 77% 21% 2%
Spirit 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Charlotte, 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)
Spirit 14 76 10 101
American 14 75 11 102

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
3pm 0.81
7pm 0.7
12pm 0.52
4pm 0.34
2pm 0.4
7am 0.9
8am 0.98
11am 0.68
5pm 1.07
8pm 0.16
5am 0.01
9am 0.51
1pm 0.85
6am 0.89
10am 0.71
9pm 0.04
6pm 0.37

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Charlotte 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 314
February 316
March 363
April 348
May 343
June 303
July 305
August 275
September 219
October 292
November 317
December 318

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Charlotte 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 10.37
Tuesday 9.56
Wednesday 10.15
Thursday 10.33
Friday 10.48
Saturday 10.19
Sunday 10.33

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
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)
3pm 14 75 12 103
7pm 13 76 12 104
12pm 13 76 10 101
4pm 14 76 12 107
2pm 13 76 10 102
7am 14 74 12 102
8am 14 76 11 104
11am 13 74 10 99
5pm 14 76 11 105
8pm 13 76 12 104
5am 10 74 8 95
9am 14 75 11 102
1pm 14 76 10 101
6am 13 74 12 100
10am 12 75 11 100
9pm 12 74 15 105
6pm 13 75 9 100
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.