Albany (ALB) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 04m
Bearing
208° SW
Albany (ALB) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,132 miles (1,821 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ALB–TPA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ALB–TPA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 44% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
66
April 2026
Seats
10,942
both directions
Passengers
8,442
both directions
Load factor
77.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ALB–TPA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ALB–TPA in April 2026 (66 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
66 departures · 10,942 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.1%
Load
What plane flies ALB–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 44% of ALB–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
29 departures · 79.6% load
43.9% - Boeing 737-800
21 departures · 71.6% load
31.8% - Boeing 737-700
16 departures · 80.7% load
24.2%
How has ALB–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop ALB–TPA departures fell from 74 in May 2025 to 66 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ALB–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
74 departures · 7,861 passengers
71.4%
Load
June 2025
18 departures · 1,624 passengers
52.8%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 1,189 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
11 departures · 1,541 passengers
88.0%
Load
September 2025
7 departures · 759 passengers
67.2%
Load
October 2025
42 departures · 5,191 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 5,706 passengers
64.3%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 6,026 passengers
67.7%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 5,390 passengers
54.3%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,476 passengers
69.0%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 7,699 passengers
80.7%
Load
April 2026
66 departures · 8,442 passengers
77.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ALB → TPA
72.2% full
33 departures · 4,062 passengers
TPA → ALB
82.3% full
33 departures · 4,380 passengers
Nonstop ALB–TPA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Albany (ALB) from Tampa (TPA)?
ALB to TPA is 1,132 miles (1,821 km / 983 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ALB to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 1,132-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ALB–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (43.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (31.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying ALB–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,132-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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