Flights Denver → Tampa
DEN → TPA
How long is the flight from Denver to Tampa?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Denver to Tampa has a 79% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 822 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-700, and Boeing 737-800.
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.
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The Denver (DEN) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2024 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 1.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA) heads south-east for about 2,422 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 6m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of DEN-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,024 tracked DEN-TPA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-TPA
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 2024 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Tampa is 1.24% across 2024 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United 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.
