STL → TPASt Louis to Tampa

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Direct flights from St Louis (STL) to Tampa (TPA): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,400 km, an estimated 2 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at St Louis and Tampa. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:18 UTC.

Today, STL → TPA

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 05:00 WN4128Southwest Left 05:09 +9 TPA est. 08:02In the air · sched 08:15

Checked STL board 06:18 · TPA board 06:39

STL St Louis smooth · +3
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
1,400 km · ~2h 18m est.
dep bank 05:00–19:5520x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 20x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 10 tracked STL → TPA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~2h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures20x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN80% on time

Flights WN4128 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN3100 10:15 Su · WN4129 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN3370 16:50 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN4128departed+9
10-29WN4128dep +84 → arr+57
10-29WN4129dep +7 → arr−17
10-29WN4130dep +45 → arr+15
10-28WN4128dep +2 → arr−15
10-28WN4129departed+16
10-28WN4130departed+20
10-27WN4128dep +8 → arr−5
10-27WN4129departed+15
10-27WN4130departed+18
10-26WN4128departed+6
10-26WN4129departed+10
10-26WN4130departed+86
10-25WN3100departed+9
10-25WN4128departed−1
10-25WN4130departed+10
10-24WN3370dep +18 → arr−9
10-24WN4129dep +13 → arr−7
10-23WN4128dep +10 → arr−16
10-23WN4129dep +32 → arr+5
10-23WN4130dep +78 → arr+52

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
STLSt Louis +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 7 kt Full STL delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NE 6 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at STL and TPA: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the St Louis to Tampa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop STL 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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STL to TPA questions

Is STL–TPA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at STL is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on STL–TPA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:15 and evening departures around 19:55 from STL. 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 STL to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 1,400 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 129–150 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does STL–TPA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.