Nonstop flights from Chicago to Tampa

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 to 4 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

998 mi · 26 flights a week

TPATampa International

MDWTPA

When they leave

Chicago time

6:05a7:55pFirst departure 6:05 AM, last 7:55 PM

Four in the morning, 6:05 AM to 7:30 AM, then four in the afternoon, 12:10 PM to 3:15 PM, then three in the evening, 6:05 PM to 7:55 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:05 AM→9:35 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
6:50 AM→10:20 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
7:05 AM→10:35 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
7:30 AM→11:00 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sun
12:10 PM→3:45 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
12:45 PM→4:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
3:05 PM→6:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sat
3:15 PM→6:50 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:05 PM→9:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
6:20 PM→9:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
7:55 PM→11:25 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri

Schedules last checked Sep 22, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Tampa

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Tampa, 3 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

There are 3 or 4 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Tampa is at 9:35 AM and the last at 11:25 PM. The flight covers 998 miles.

Flying back, Tampa to Chicago has 25 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Tampa, 61 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.