TPA → MKETampa to Milwaukee

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Milwaukee (MKE): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,733 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and Milwaukee. Updated 23 October 2026 at 03:40 UTC.

Today, TPA → MKE

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 19:25 WN4182Southwest Sched 19:25Departure not confirmed by the board MKE est. 22:37 +77sched 21:20

Checked TPA board 23:40 · MKE board 22:33

TPA Tampa smooth · +0
MKE Milwaukee heavy · +39
1,733 km · ~2h 43m est.
dep bank 09:20–21:107x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 6 operated TPA → MKE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
Fri
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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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21WN2844dep +15 → arr+1
10-19WN4182dep +13 → arr−19
10-18WN1741arrived+45
10-18WN3799arrived−22
10-17WN2141arrived−17
10-16WN4182dep +77 → arr+40

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
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 6 kt Full TPA delay board →
MKEMilwaukee +39 min heavy 🌫 clear · ENE 5 kt Full MKE delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MKE: 55% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +37 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to Milwaukee route actually runs

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

Is TPA–MKE running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at MKE is the weaker end, route health score 59/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–MKE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:20 and evening departures around 20:35 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MKE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to MKE?

Great-circle distance is 1,733 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–179 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–MKE fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.