DFW → TPADallas-Fort Worth to Tampa

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tampa (TPA): 83 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 29 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 17 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,493 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Tampa. Updated 5 November 2026 at 15:05 UTC.

Today, DFW → TPA

Thu 5 Nov · local times
AA2321AmericanIn the air, 16 min late

Left DFW at 07:26, 16 min after its 07:10 slot.

Likely landing
about 10:30middle half 10:20 to 10:37 · sched 10:39

Landing estimate from 240,034 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The TPA board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track AA2321 →
  1. 07:10 AA2321American Left 07:26 +16 TPA about 10:30In the air · sched 10:39
  2. 09:32 AA1853American On scheduleGate C27 · TC TPA 13:02scheduled
  3. 10:55 AA3269American On scheduleGate C28 · TC ·
  4. 12:50 AA2324American On scheduleGate A29 · TA ·
  5. 14:54 AA2322American On scheduleGate A38 · TA ·
  6. 17:30 AA2810American On scheduleGate A7 · TA ·
  7. 18:30 AA2950American On scheduleGate D17 · TD ·
  8. 19:22 F91334 On scheduleGate E20 · TE ·
  9. 20:06 AA2505American On scheduleGate D30 · TD ·

Checked DFW board 09:05 · TPA board 09:39

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
1,493 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 05:01–20:0683x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 83x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DFW and TPA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +29 min. 0 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+29 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures83x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 17

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA2516 07:03 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AA2321 07:10 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA844 09:30 daily · AA1853 09:32 Mo Tu We Th Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92402 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA2321departed+16
11-04AA1853dep −7 → arr−13
11-04AA2321dep −3 → arr−2
11-04AA2322departed−1
11-04AA2324departed−4
11-04AA2505departed−5
11-04AA2810departed−5
11-04AA2950departed−5
11-04AA3269departed+25
11-03AA2321departed−3
11-03AA2324arrived+29
11-03AA3269arrived+40
11-03F92402departed−8
11-02AA1853departed+38
11-02AA2321departed−2
11-02AA2322departed+1
11-02AA2324departed+19

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 6 kt Full DFW delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 6 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW and TPA: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Tampa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to TPA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DFW to TPA questions

Is DFW–TPA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–TPA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:03 and evening departures around 17:25 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 1,493 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–158 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–TPA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 83 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.