The flight time from Tampa to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 28 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 5 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
85%
American
81%
Frontier
78%
Southwest
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Philadelphia is 920 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Tampa
2 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 22m
Spirit
2h 24m
American
2h 27m
Frontier
2h 31m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

52

Distance

920 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
30
Frontier
18
Spirit
2
Southwest
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Philadelphia by plane is 920 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Tampa to Philadelphia is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 5 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 22 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 31 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Philadelphia?

Spirit, American, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Philadelphia?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL). On average, they have 1 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 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 125 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 7 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 Philadelphia, Southwest is 73% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 85% 15% 0%
American 81% 18% 1%
Frontier 78% 19% 3%
Southwest 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Philadelphia, 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 12 124 5 142
Spirit 13 122 8 144
American 13 126 6 147
Frontier 15 124 10 151

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 0.6
3pm 0.73
11pm 0
8am 0.23
4pm 0.09
10pm 0.29
6am 0.21
2pm 0.28
5am 0.37
6pm 0.17
7am 1.13
9pm 0.21
12pm 1.04
8pm 0.08
7pm 0.1
1pm 0.2
11am 0.17
5pm 0.71
9am 0.76

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Philadelphia 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 245
February 230
March 287
April 237
May 223
June 190
July 184
August 218
September 211
October 222
November 230
December 261

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Philadelphia 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 7.37
Tuesday 7.31
Wednesday 7.25
Thursday 7.38
Friday 7.31
Saturday 8.33
Sunday 7.71

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
Frontier 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 14 125 6 147
3pm 14 129 8 152
11pm 9 121 7 137
8am 15 124 9 149
4pm 15 127 11 157
10pm 14 119 10 144
6am 13 125 10 150
2pm 14 124 7 146
5am 14 124 12 151
6pm 16 121 10 150
7am 14 126 6 148
9pm 15 122 10 149
12pm 14 126 6 148
8pm 13 123 9 151
7pm 15 122 10 152
1pm 14 124 9 147
11am 15 125 8 149
5pm 13 125 6 147
9am 14 123 6 145
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.