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Route

Tampa → Chicago

TPATampaTampa International Airport
MDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
Distance
999 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 30m

Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Tampa.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Several times a day

On average around 4 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

4
flights per day
5
busiest month · Mar
3
quietest month · Aug
2 hr 19 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 4Jan2026
  2. 4Feb
  3. 5Mar
  4. 4Apr
  5. 4May
  6. 4Jun
  7. 4Jul
  8. 3Aug
  9. 3Sep
  10. 4Oct2025
  11. 3.5Nov
  12. 4Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year
Frontier Airlinesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Tampa. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 4.2Mon
  2. 3.8Tue
  3. 3.6Wed
  4. 3.5Thu
  5. 4.3Fri
  6. 4.2Sat
  7. 3.7Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M41%
  2. Boeing 737-800B73829%
  3. Boeing 737-700B73726%
  4. Airbus A320neoA20N1%
  5. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A0%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 20264121
  • Southwest Airlines116×
February 20264102
  • Southwest Airlines101×
March 20265154
  • Southwest Airlines152×
April 20264115
  • Southwest Airlines113×
May 20264108
  • Southwest Airlines105×
June 20264125
  • Southwest Airlines121×
July 20264128
  • Southwest Airlines123×
August 20263102
  • Southwest Airlines99×
September 20263103
  • Southwest Airlines99×
October 20254115
  • Southwest Airlines97×
  • Frontier Airlines13×
November 20253.5107
  • Southwest Airlines97×
  • Frontier Airlines5×
December 20254118
  • Southwest Airlines113×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on TPA-MDW - not a booking guarantee.

Frontier Airlines

F9 · FFT

Hub: DEN Denver

91 departure airportsView airline →

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Tampa: 113.
  • Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.

The airports on this route

Tampa International Airport

Tampa, United StatesTPA / KTPA

Major airport · 113 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 11,001 ft

88 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago, United StatesMDW / KMDW

Major airport · 108 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 6,522 ft

54 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

TPA ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →SRQ MDWSarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota is about 40 mi from Tampa.View route →PGD MDWPunta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda is about 80 mi from Tampa.View route →TPA MKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee is about 81 mi from Chicago.View route →

About the route from Tampa to Chicago

The observed direct connection between Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 999 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 30m. Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Tampa from Chicago by air?
The great-circle distance between Tampa International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 999 mi.
How long is the flight from Tampa to Chicago?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 30m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Tampa to Chicago?
Yes, a direct connection between TPA and MDW has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Tampa to Chicago?
On average around 4 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,398 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Tampa and Chicago?
Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Tampa.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.