The flight time from Tampa to Chicago is 2 hours, 51 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 22 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Spirit
86%
Southwest
86%
American
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Chicago is 2 hours, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 22 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Chicago is 1012 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Tampa
2 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 50m
Southwest
2h 50m
American
2h 51m
United
2h 52m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

62

Distance

1012 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
26
American
18
Spirit
10
Southwest
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Chicago by plane is 1012 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 Chicago?

The flight time from Tampa to Chicago is 2 hours, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 22 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 52 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Chicago?

American, Spirit, United, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 7 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 Tampa 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 142 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Chicago 9 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 Chicago, Southwest is 86% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 86% 12% 2%
Spirit 86% 13% 1%
United 86% 13% 1%
American 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 Chicago, 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 12 143 12 170
Spirit 13 142 12 170
American 14 142 12 171
United 14 143 13 172

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
10am 0.36
7am 1.05
4pm 0.96
9pm 0
3pm 0.3
6am 1.1
8am 0.3
5pm 0.77
6pm 0.08
1pm 0.93
9am 0.31
12pm 1.45
10pm 0.02
8pm 0.19
2pm 0.65
7pm 0.06
11am 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Chicago 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 308
February 290
March 332
April 298
May 268
June 222
July 225
August 219
September 228
October 279
November 271
December 309

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Chicago 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 8.75
Tuesday 8.46
Wednesday 8.46
Thursday 9.25
Friday 9.17
Saturday 9.17
Sunday 9.21

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
United 1
American 0
Spirit 0
Southwest 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)
10am 13 141 11 166
7am 14 143 14 173
4pm 16 144 17 182
9pm 9 129 24 162
3pm 14 142 12 170
6am 13 143 11 170
8am 13 141 13 171
5pm 15 142 15 177
6pm 14 138 12 166
1pm 14 141 11 168
9am 13 145 10 170
12pm 14 142 12 171
10pm 12 138 10 161
8pm 13 146 8 168
2pm 14 143 11 170
7pm 12 139 12 164
11am 14 142 10 168
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.