The flight time from Tampa to St. Louis is 2 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL on time.
11 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 1 minute in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives STL St. Louis, MO 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to St. Louis is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 1 minute.

The flight distance from Tampa to St. Louis is 869 Miles.

Reverse Journey

St. Louis to Tampa
2 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

20

Distance

869 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
20

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from St. Louis by plane?

The distance from Tampa to St. Louis by plane is 869 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 St. Louis?

The flight time from Tampa to St. Louis is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 1 minute. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Tampa to St. Louis?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Tampa to St. Louis.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to St. Louis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to St. Louis (STL). On average, they have 20 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 121 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives St. Louis 1 minute 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 St. Louis, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and St. Louis, 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 11 121 6 139

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
7am 0.34
11am 0.16
9pm 0.15
5am 0.04
12pm 0.11
6pm 0.14
5pm 0.03
8pm 0.06
4pm 0.15
8am 0.43
2pm 0.34
3pm 0.08
7pm 0.58
10pm 0.06
6am 0.18
1pm 0.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to St. Louis 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 93
February 87
March 105
April 96
May 96
June 99
July 100
August 72
September 68
October 90
November 90
December 95

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to St. Louis 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 2.87
Wednesday 2.87
Thursday 2.79
Friday 2.83
Saturday 3.35
Sunday 3.46

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
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)
7am 13 122 6 142
11am 11 120 5 137
9pm 11 119 6 137
5am 11 129 6 145
12pm 12 121 5 138
6pm 12 122 6 141
5pm 14 113 6 134
8pm 10 123 6 138
4pm 14 118 6 142
8am 12 121 6 140
2pm 12 123 5 141
3pm 12 122 5 141
7pm 11 120 6 138
10pm 11 118 5 134
6am 11 118 6 137
1pm 12 121 5 139
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.