Flights Tampa → Detroit
TPA → DTW
How long is the flight from Tampa to Detroit?
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Detroit (DTW) takes 2h 16m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 Detroit operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 784 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 28.2 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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1435 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 1,585 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of TPA-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,435 tracked TPA-DTW flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-DTW
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Detroit (DTW) takes 2h 16m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1435 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Detroit is 2.23% across 1435 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
