Great-circle route DFW ↔ TPA. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → TPA Dallas to Tampa |
63/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
| TPA → DFW Tampa to Dallas |
62/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 860,634 passengers on 5,571 flights between DFW and TPA — about 2,359 a day — filling 84% of the 1,024,176 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (86%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the DFW–TPA nonstop, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Tampa International Airport is 928 miles, or 1,493 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 928 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,493 km |
| Nautical miles | 806 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 125 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 2h 25m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 928-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.
About 63 a week from Dallas to Tampa and 62 a week from Tampa to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 860,634 passengers on 5,571 scheduled flights between DFW and TPA — about 2,359 a day — filling 84% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
