The flight time from Tampa to Phoenix is 4 hours, 30 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 7 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHX Phoenix, AZ on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
82%
American
80%
Southwest
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Phoenix is 4 hours, 30 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 7 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Phoenix is 1788 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Phoenix to Tampa
3 hours, 48 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Frontier
4h 7m
Southwest
4h 29m
American
4h 31m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

1788 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
12
Southwest
7
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Phoenix by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Phoenix by plane is 1788 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 Phoenix?

The flight time from Tampa to Phoenix is 4 hours, 30 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 4 hours, 7 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours, 31 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Phoenix?

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

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Phoenix?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX). 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 247 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Phoenix on time

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 Phoenix, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 82% 12% 6%
Southwest 80% 19% 1%
American 80% 19% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Phoenix, 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)
Frontier 17 222 8 247
Southwest 13 250 6 269
American 14 247 9 271

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
1pm 0.02
11am 0.05
8pm 0.01
7am 1.11
9am 0.17
8am 0.09
3pm 0.05
4pm 0.15
7pm 0.1
6am 0.23
5pm 0.63
5am 0
10am 0.02
6pm 0.17
9pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Phoenix 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 86
February 85
March 100
April 86
May 67
June 90
July 97
August 109
September 64
October 85
November 89
December 91

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Phoenix 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 2.83
Tuesday 2.65
Wednesday 2.85
Thursday 2.83
Friday 2.9
Saturday 3.06
Sunday 3.06

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 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)
1pm 10 232 5 247
11am 19 225 7 256
8pm 14 224 8 254
7am 14 252 8 278
9am 12 251 6 272
8am 13 261 5 279
3pm 11 253 5 270
4pm 14 257 7 281
7pm 12 224 7 246
6am 12 238 6 257
5pm 13 244 8 268
5am 21 225 4 250
10am 12 249 6 265
6pm 15 226 7 249
9pm 11 268 6 284
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.