Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 49m
Bearing
116° SE
Denver (DEN) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,505 miles (2,422 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–TPA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–TPA; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
497
April 2026
Seats
92,813
both directions
Passengers
74,834
both directions
Load factor
80.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–TPA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–TPA departures in April 2026 (226), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
226 departures · 38,638 seats
Share of departures45.5%75.1%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
180 departures · 33,343 seats
Share of departures36.2%89.1%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
91 departures · 20,832 seats
Share of departures18.3%77.3%
Load
What plane flies DEN–TPA?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 32% of DEN–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
160 departures · 84.0% load
32.2% - Boeing 737-800
139 departures · 77.1% load
28.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
122 departures · 76.1% load
24.6% - Boeing 737-900ER
28 departures · 91.0% load
5.6% - Boeing 737-700
24 departures · 82.8% load
4.8% - Airbus A320neo
12 departures · 85.8% load
2.4% - Airbus A321
9 departures · 76.4% load
1.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
3 departures · 81.9% load
0.6%
How has DEN–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–TPA departures rose from 495 in May 2025 to 497 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
495 departures · 77,341 passengers
89.3%
Load
June 2025
547 departures · 84,254 passengers
87.8%
Load
July 2025
567 departures · 88,094 passengers
86.2%
Load
August 2025
463 departures · 72,618 passengers
84.8%
Load
September 2025
424 departures · 66,612 passengers
87.9%
Load
October 2025
483 departures · 74,301 passengers
85.9%
Load
November 2025
487 departures · 70,904 passengers
81.2%
Load
December 2025
554 departures · 84,376 passengers
86.0%
Load
January 2026
495 departures · 75,250 passengers
84.3%
Load
February 2026
476 departures · 75,325 passengers
86.6%
Load
March 2026
652 departures · 98,944 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
497 departures · 74,834 passengers
80.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
TPA → DEN
83.0% full
249 departures · 38,472 passengers
DEN → TPA
78.3% full
248 departures · 36,362 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Tampa (TPA)?
DEN to TPA is 1,505 miles (2,422 km / 1,308 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 1,505-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–TPA?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (32.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,505-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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