Great-circle route ORD → TPA. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Chicago to Tampa is approximately 2h 35m nonstop. The distance is 1,014 miles (1,632 km). There are about 11 nonstop flights from Chicago to Tampa per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → TPA Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa International Airport |
2h 35m | 1,014 mi | 49/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → TPA Chicago Midway International Airport to Tampa International Airport |
2h 33m | 998 mi | 31/wk | Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Tampa, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Tampa is 1,014 miles, or 1,632 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,014 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,632 km |
| Nautical miles | 881 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 80 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 35m in the air on the ORD–TPA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,014-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,014 miles (1,632 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Tampa International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to TPA, MDW to TPA. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
