Flights Rochester → Tampa
ROC → TPA
How long is the flight from Rochester to Tampa?
The flight from Rochester (ROC) to Tampa (TPA) takes about 2h 36m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Tampa has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 48%, with an average delay of 48 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 23 flights on this route, serving a popular destination airport that handles approximately 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 Rochester (ROC) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 35 flights monitored in recent months, 51% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 39 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.5/100 (low), 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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,740 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 36m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of ROC-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 35 tracked ROC-TPA flights, 51% left on time with an average delay of 39 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 ROC-TPA
The flight from Rochester (ROC) to Tampa (TPA) takes about 2h 36m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 51% with an average delay of 39 minutes, based on 35 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Tampa is 0.00% across 35 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.
