TPA → SFOTampa to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to San Francisco (SFO): 59 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 100% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,844 km, an estimated 5 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and San Francisco. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:41 UTC.

Today, TPA → SFO

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:23 UA1343United Left 08:31 +8 SFO est. 10:45In the air · sched 11:22
  2. · NZ2222Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 10:45sched 11:22
  3. · VA8314Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 10:45sched 11:22

Checked TPA board 10:41 · SFO board 07:06

TPA Tampa smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
3,844 km · ~5h 26m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:5059x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 59x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 19 tracked TPA → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~5h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures59x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New ZealandUnited AirlinesVirgin Australia

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
Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ2222 09:43 daily

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1712 07:00 daily · UA1343 08:23 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1957 15:27 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · UA2776 varies Mo We Th Su

Virgin AustraliaVA100% on time

Flights VA8168 09:43 daily · VA8314 11:22 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · VA8178 18:02 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · VA8241 19:39 Mo We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30UA1343departed+8
10-29NZ2222arrived−18
10-29UA1343dep +15 → arr−18
10-29UA2776dep +34 → arr−4
10-29UA2839dep +2 → arr+7
10-29VA8241arrived−4
10-29VA8295arrived+7
10-29VA8314arrived−18
10-28NZ2222arrived−23
10-28UA1343dep +1 → arr−23
10-28UA2776arrived−23
10-28VA8241arrived−23
10-28VA8314arrived−23
10-27NZ2222arrived−14
10-27UA1343dep −7 → arr−14
10-27VA8314arrived−14
10-26NZ2222arrived−33
10-26UA1343arrived−33
10-26UA2776arrived−6
10-26UA2839arrived+2

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
TPATampa +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 7 kt Full TPA delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPA to SFO 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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TPA to SFO questions

Is TPA–SFO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 18:51 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,844 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 301–359 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–SFO fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 59 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.