Flights Tampa → Cleveland
TPA → CLE
How long is the flight from Tampa to Cleveland?
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 Tampa to Cleveland operates with a Boeing 737-700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 9 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 331 flights, serving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which opened in 1925 and currently handles over 8.6 million 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 Tampa (TPA) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 786 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north for about 1,495 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of TPA-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 786 tracked TPA-CLE flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-CLE
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 786 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Cleveland is 1.15% across 786 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
