The flight time from Tampa to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 28 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
89%
Frontier
77%
Southwest
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 28 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Las Vegas is 1984 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Las Vegas to Tampa
4 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
4h 48m
Southwest
4h 49m
Frontier
4h 52m
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

17

Distance

1984 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
8
Southwest
6
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Las Vegas by plane is 1984 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 Las Vegas?

The flight time from Tampa to Las Vegas is 4 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 28 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 4 hours, 48 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 52 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Las Vegas?

Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 6 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 268 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 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 Tampa to Las Vegas, Southwest is 74% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 74% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 89% 9% 2%
Frontier 77% 21% 2%
Southwest 74% 25% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Las Vegas, 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 13 267 6 288
Southwest 12 270 5 289
Frontier 16 264 9 292

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 0.38
11am 0.16
9am 0.14
12pm 0.19
5pm 0.05
1pm 0.09
10pm 0.11
7am 0.31
5am 0.36
4pm 0.04
11pm 0.05
2pm 0.08
7pm 0.05
8pm 0.1
3pm 0.02
9pm 0.06
8am 0.13
10am 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Las Vegas 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 63
February 58
March 95
April 71
May 62
June 86
July 93
August 72
September 88
October 93
November 75
December 63

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Las Vegas 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 2.42
Tuesday 2.5
Wednesday 2.48
Thursday 2.44
Friday 2.4
Saturday 2.85
Sunday 2.58

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
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)
6am 13 272 6 294
11am 13 271 5 291
9am 15 274 6 298
12pm 12 273 5 292
5pm 16 267 5 301
1pm 12 268 5 286
10pm 15 259 10 286
7am 14 268 7 291
5am 12 262 7 281
4pm 12 249 10 274
11pm 14 249 9 276
2pm 12 270 5 292
7pm 14 253 9 275
8pm 14 255 6 278
3pm 15 285 4 307
9pm 17 261 9 286
8am 16 282 8 307
10am 12 269 5 288
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.