Buffalo (BUF) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 55m
Bearing
193° S
Buffalo (BUF) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,056 miles (1,699 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–TPA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BUF–TPA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 34% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
146
April 2026
Seats
24,982
both directions
Passengers
17,587
both directions
Load factor
70.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUF–TPA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BUF–TPA departures in April 2026 (126), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
126 departures · 20,606 seats
Share of departures86.3%72.8%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
19 departures · 4,304 seats
Share of departures13.0%59.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.7%77.8%
Load
What plane flies BUF–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 34% of BUF–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
50 departures · 73.2% load
34.3% - Boeing 737-800
38 departures · 75.0% load
26.0% - Boeing 737-700
38 departures · 69.2% load
26.0% - Airbus A321neo
12 departures · 59.6% load
8.2% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 47.8% load
2.7% - Airbus A320neo
3 departures · 74.4% load
2.1% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 77.8% load
0.7%
How has BUF–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–TPA departures fell from 175 in May 2025 to 146 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
175 departures · 20,220 passengers
71.2%
Load
June 2025
119 departures · 15,136 passengers
74.2%
Load
July 2025
112 departures · 15,601 passengers
81.9%
Load
August 2025
152 departures · 19,511 passengers
74.3%
Load
September 2025
129 departures · 13,700 passengers
63.4%
Load
October 2025
123 departures · 14,435 passengers
70.2%
Load
November 2025
120 departures · 13,502 passengers
67.1%
Load
December 2025
109 departures · 12,756 passengers
68.7%
Load
January 2026
126 departures · 12,445 passengers
58.0%
Load
February 2026
142 departures · 16,981 passengers
67.8%
Load
March 2026
154 departures · 19,611 passengers
72.1%
Load
April 2026
146 departures · 17,587 passengers
70.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
TPA → BUF
75.8% full
74 departures · 9,388 passengers
BUF → TPA
65.1% full
72 departures · 8,199 passengers
Nonstop BUF–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 Buffalo (BUF) from Tampa (TPA)?
BUF to TPA is 1,056 miles (1,699 km / 917 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 1,056-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–TPA?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (34.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (26.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,056-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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