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

Average Timeline

Leaves DCA Washington, DC 4 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 57 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TPA Tampa, FL 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
84%
Southwest
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Washington to Tampa is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Washington to Tampa is 814 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tampa to Washington
2 hours, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 16m
American
2h 22m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

42

Distance

814 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
27
Southwest
14

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Washington from Tampa by plane?

The distance from Washington to Tampa by plane is 814 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Washington to Tampa?

The flight time from Washington to Tampa is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 16 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 22 minutes.

What airlines fly from Washington to Tampa?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Washington to Tampa.

Does Southwest fly from Washington to Tampa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Washington (DCA) to Tampa (TPA). On average, they have 14 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 Washington 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 117 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tampa 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 Washington to Tampa, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Washington and Tampa, 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 13 117 4 136
American 18 117 4 142

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
3pm 0.03
5am 0
6am 1.66
8am 0.97
7pm 1.33
11am 0.88
5pm 0.04
12pm 0.22
6pm 0.48
10am 0.01
7am 0.26
4pm 0.05
2pm 0
1pm 0.01
9am 0.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington to Tampa 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 189
February 172
March 191
April 187
May 189
June 182
July 191
August 189
September 185
October 189
November 178
December 183

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington to Tampa 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 5.96
Tuesday 5.98
Wednesday 5.98
Thursday 5.92
Friday 5.98
Saturday 6.52
Sunday 6.44

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
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)
3pm 18 119 4 143
5am 13 122 3 138
6am 14 116 4 135
8am 28 117 4 151
7pm 15 117 5 138
11am 16 116 5 139
5pm 15 120 4 142
12pm 17 120 4 144
6pm 17 118 4 141
10am 18 124 3 146
7am 13 117 4 136
4pm 14 119 4 139
2pm 10 131 5 146
1pm 10 119 4 134
9am 23 122 4 149
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.