Boston (BOS) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 10m
Bearing
217° SW
Boston (BOS) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,186 miles (1,908 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–TPA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BOS–TPA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
606
April 2026
Seats
99,145
both directions
Passengers
83,066
both directions
Load factor
83.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–TPA?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–TPA departures in April 2026 (367), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- B6
JetBlue Airways
367 departures · 60,972 seats
Share of departures60.6%83.5%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
239 departures · 38,173 seats
Share of departures39.4%84.2%
Load
What plane flies BOS–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 37% of BOS–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
222 departures · 84.9% load
36.6% - Airbus A220-300
147 departures · 88.9% load
24.3% - Airbus A321
127 departures · 78.4% load
21.0% - Airbus A320
98 departures · 84.5% load
16.2% - Airbus A319
6 departures · 90.1% load
1.0% - Airbus A321neo
5 departures · 69.2% load
0.8% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 24.1% load
0.2%
How has BOS–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–TPA departures rose from 489 in May 2025 to 606 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
489 departures · 68,500 passengers
84.6%
Load
June 2025
433 departures · 60,972 passengers
87.4%
Load
July 2025
487 departures · 66,128 passengers
83.5%
Load
August 2025
454 departures · 61,710 passengers
85.3%
Load
September 2025
394 departures · 54,311 passengers
85.5%
Load
October 2025
440 departures · 62,877 passengers
90.4%
Load
November 2025
452 departures · 61,518 passengers
83.4%
Load
December 2025
478 departures · 65,658 passengers
84.4%
Load
January 2026
381 departures · 54,438 passengers
85.1%
Load
February 2026
403 departures · 58,780 passengers
87.7%
Load
March 2026
554 departures · 77,395 passengers
89.9%
Load
April 2026
606 departures · 83,066 passengers
83.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BOS → TPA
84.6% full
304 departures · 42,047 passengers
TPA → BOS
83.0% full
302 departures · 41,019 passengers
Nonstop BOS–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 Boston (BOS) from Tampa (TPA)?
BOS to TPA is 1,186 miles (1,908 km / 1,030 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 1,186-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (36.6%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (24.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,186-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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