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The flight time from Tampa to Chicago is 2 hours, 54 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 23 minutes in the air
14 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
83%
Spirit
81%
Southwest
81%
Frontier
81%
American
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Chicago is 2 hours, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Chicago is 1012 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Tampa
2 hours, 38 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 53m
Southwest
2h 53m
American
2h 53m
United
2h 55m
Frontier
2h 55m
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

58

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
19
Spirit
9
Southwest
2
Frontier
1

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, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 2 hours, 53 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 55 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Chicago?

American, Spirit, United, Frontier, 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 2 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 143 minutes
Taxiing In 14 minutes
Arrives Chicago 8 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, Frontier is 81% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 83% 15% 2%
Frontier 81% 19% 0%
Spirit 81% 16% 3%
Southwest 81% 18% 1%
American 75% 22% 3%

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)
Spirit 13 143 13 173
Southwest 12 147 11 173
American 14 143 13 173
United 14 143 15 175
Frontier 16 143 14 175

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 0.21
7am 1.33
4pm 1.03
9pm 0.01
3pm 0.13
6am 0.67
8am 0.15
5pm 0.7
6pm 0.27
1pm 0.52
9am 0.24
12pm 1.74
10pm 0.03
8pm 0.25
5am 0.13
2pm 0.36
7pm 0
11am 0.37

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 279
February 255
March 332
April 298
May 268
June 222
July 225
August 225
September 193
October 225
November 232
December 290

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 8.5
Tuesday 7.63
Wednesday 7.46
Thursday 9
Friday 8.83
Saturday 7.98
Sunday 9.13

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
Frontier 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 13 143 11 170
7am 14 143 15 174
4pm 16 145 18 182
9pm 15 141 12 165
3pm 15 145 13 177
6am 12 142 13 170
8am 12 144 11 169
5pm 15 145 17 181
6pm 14 141 19 179
1pm 14 143 12 171
9am 14 145 11 171
12pm 14 143 13 172
10pm 11 138 9 157
8pm 14 144 9 169
5am 11 142 14 168
2pm 14 143 12 172
7pm 18 142 16 176
11am 14 144 13 176
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.