Great-circle route JFK ↔ 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → TPA New York to Tampa |
49/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| TPA → JFK Tampa to New York |
49/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 699,848 passengers on 4,973 flights between JFK and TPA — about 1,918 a day — filling 82% of the 857,395 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (42%).
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 JFK–TPA nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and Tampa International Airport is 1,006 miles, or 1,619 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,006 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,619 km |
| Nautical miles | 874 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 98 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 34m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,006-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 49 a week from New York to Tampa and 49 a week from Tampa to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 699,848 passengers on 4,973 scheduled flights between JFK and TPA — about 1,918 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
