Norfolk (ORF) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 14m
Bearing
213° SW
Norfolk (ORF) to Tampa (TPA) is 718 miles (1,156 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORF–TPA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Breeze Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ORF–TPA; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 87% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
69
April 2026
Seats
10,295
both directions
Passengers
8,515
both directions
Load factor
82.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORF–TPA?
Breeze Airways operated the most nonstop ORF–TPA departures in April 2026 (60), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- MX
60 departures · 8,220 seats
Share of departures87.0%90.4%
Load
- F9
8 departures · 1,900 seats
Share of departures11.6%49.5%
Load
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures1.4%84.0%
Load
What plane flies ORF–TPA?
In April 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 87% of ORF–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
60 departures · 90.4% load
87.0% - Airbus A321neo
6 departures · 50.3% load
8.7% - Airbus A321
2 departures · 47.0% load
2.9% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 84.0% load
1.5%
How has ORF–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop ORF–TPA departures fell from 73 in May 2025 to 69 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORF–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
73 departures · 7,765 passengers
81.9%
Load
June 2025
69 departures · 7,591 passengers
83.6%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 8,131 passengers
85.0%
Load
August 2025
69 departures · 8,222 passengers
87.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,206 passengers
75.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 6,355 passengers
74.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 6,473 passengers
78.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 7,492 passengers
88.2%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 7,140 passengers
84.1%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,463 passengers
84.2%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 7,963 passengers
93.2%
Load
April 2026
69 departures · 8,515 passengers
82.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
TPA → ORF
83.7% full
35 departures · 4,383 passengers
ORF → TPA
81.7% full
34 departures · 4,132 passengers
Nonstop ORF–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 Norfolk (ORF) from Tampa (TPA)?
ORF to TPA is 718 miles (1,156 km / 624 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORF to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 718-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORF–TPA?
In April 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (87.0%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (8.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORF–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 718-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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