Flights Louisville → Tampa
SDF → TPA
How long is the flight from Louisville to Tampa?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to Tampa has a punctuality rate of 70%, with an average delay of 11.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 108 flights, serving a popular destination airport that accommodates nearly 21,528,249 passengers annually.
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 Louisville (SDF) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 268 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,172 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of SDF-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 268 tracked SDF-TPA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-TPA
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 268 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Tampa is 1.12% across 268 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
