The flight time from Tampa to Newark is 2 hours, 37 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 13 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
JetBlue
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Newark is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Newark is 997 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Tampa
2 hours, 48 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 37m
JetBlue
2h 37m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

54

Distance

997 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
44
JetBlue
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Newark by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Newark by plane is 997 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 Newark?

The flight time from Tampa to Newark is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes, and JetBlue the slowest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Newark?

United and JetBlue are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Tampa (TPA) to Newark (EWR). 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 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 133 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Newark 11 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 Newark, JetBlue is 69% reliable, which means that JetBlue flights are on time 69% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 84% 13% 3%
JetBlue 69% 28% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Newark, 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)
United 15 133 8 157
JetBlue 13 133 9 157

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 0.39
9am 0.86
11am 0.31
7pm 0.32
12pm 0.57
2pm 0.52
8pm 0.51
7am 0.86
1pm 0.14
9pm 0.09
5pm 0.58
3pm 0.29
8am 0.56
4pm 0.55
10am 0.52
6pm 0.47

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Newark 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 256
February 238
March 249
April 258
May 257
June 207
July 242
August 242
September 188
October 212
November 238
December 256

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Newark 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 7.96
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 8.06
Thursday 7.81
Friday 7.87
Saturday 7.25
Sunday 7.73

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
JetBlue 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 13 132 9 156
9am 14 131 8 155
11am 14 135 7 157
7pm 14 130 8 155
12pm 14 132 8 156
2pm 15 133 8 159
8pm 14 131 8 153
7am 15 131 9 156
1pm 15 137 9 162
9pm 13 129 6 149
5pm 14 133 9 160
3pm 16 136 9 163
8am 14 134 8 158
4pm 16 138 10 165
10am 15 132 7 155
6pm 15 134 10 162
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.