Flights Atlanta → Tampa
ATL → TPA
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Tampa?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Tampa operates with a high frequency of 1,614 flights annually and features an on-time performance rate of 77%, with the average delay being twelve minutes. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as Boeing 737 variants, Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 717, and other models, serving a destination airport that sees over twenty-one million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Atlanta (ATL) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 3904 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 655 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of ATL-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,904 tracked ATL-TPA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-TPA
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 3904 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Tampa is 1.08% across 3904 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
