St Louis (STL) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 32m
Bearing
146° SE
St Louis (STL) to Tampa (TPA) is 870 miles (1,400 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies STL–TPA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop STL–TPA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
209
July 2026
Seats
33,801
both directions
Passengers
21,033
both directions
Load factor
62.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies STL–TPA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop STL–TPA in July 2026 (209 departures).
- WN
209 departures · 33,801 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.2%
Load
What plane flies STL–TPA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 39% of STL–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
82 departures · 56.5% load
39.2% - Boeing 737-700
73 departures · 70.2% load
34.9% - Boeing 737-800
54 departures · 62.5% load
25.8%
How has STL–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop STL–TPA departures rose from 185 in August 2025 to 209 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop STL–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
185 departures · 24,531 passengers
78.4%
Load
September 2025
180 departures · 23,012 passengers
75.3%
Load
October 2025
191 departures · 23,561 passengers
75.5%
Load
November 2025
194 departures · 23,506 passengers
72.9%
Load
December 2025
217 departures · 25,513 passengers
71.0%
Load
January 2026
207 departures · 21,557 passengers
63.7%
Load
February 2026
183 departures · 21,600 passengers
71.6%
Load
March 2026
243 departures · 27,915 passengers
67.4%
Load
April 2026
219 departures · 21,676 passengers
60.2%
Load
May 2026
229 departures · 22,321 passengers
59.4%
Load
June 2026
198 departures · 20,966 passengers
65.7%
Load
July 2026
209 departures · 21,033 passengers
62.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
TPA → STL
60.9% full
106 departures · 10,373 passengers
STL → TPA
63.6% full
103 departures · 10,660 passengers
Nonstop STL–TPA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is St Louis (STL) from Tampa (TPA)?
STL to TPA is 870 miles (1,400 km / 756 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from STL to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 870-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies STL–TPA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (39.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (34.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying STL–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 870-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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