SDF → TPALouisville to Tampa

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Tampa (TPA): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,172 km, an estimated 2 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Tampa. Updated 14 November 2026 at 03:03 UTC.

SDF Louisville smooth · +13
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
1,172 km · ~2h 00m est.
dep bank 11:10–21:098x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 8x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live SDF and TPA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~2h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze AirwaysSouthwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX1855 21:09 Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3854 11:10 Tu We · WN726 15:45 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN726departed+378
11-12MX1855departed+95
11-12WN726departed+18
11-11WN3854dep +0 → arr−24
11-09WN726departed+7
11-08WN726dep +9 → arr−15

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
SDFLouisville +13 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 8 kt Full SDF delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 9 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SDF and TPA: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Louisville to Tampa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SDF to TPA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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SDF to TPA questions

Is SDF–TPA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SDF is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–TPA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:10 and evening departures around 21:09 from SDF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SDF to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 1,172 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 113–130 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–TPA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 8 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.