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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–TPA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 34% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
532
May 2026
Seats
97,585
both directions
Passengers
80,186
both directions
Load factor
82.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–TPA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–TPA departures in May 2026 (224), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
224 departures · 38,326 seats
Share of departures42.1%77.8%
Load
- UA
184 departures · 32,901 seats
Share of departures34.6%86.7%
Load
- F9
124 departures · 26,358 seats
Share of departures23.3%82.8%
Load
What plane flies DEN–TPA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 34% of DEN–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
180 departures · 79.6% load
33.8% - Boeing 737-800
119 departures · 79.2% load
22.4% - Airbus A321neo
107 departures · 84.1% load
20.1% - Airbus A320neo
49 departures · 83.5% load
9.2% - Airbus A321
27 departures · 86.5% load
5.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
24 departures · 92.3% load
4.5% - Boeing 737-700
23 departures · 87.0% load
4.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
3 departures · 74.9% load
0.6%
How has DEN–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–TPA departures fell from 547 in June 2025 to 532 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
532 departures · 80,186 passengers
82.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
TPA → DEN
85.8% full
267 departures · 41,956 passengers
DEN → TPA
78.5% full
265 departures · 38,230 passengers
Nonstop DEN–TPA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (33.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (22.4%).
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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