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CHA to TPA: distance & flight time
Chattanooga (Lovell Field) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
512 mi
825 km · 445 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
512 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, United States
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Near TPA
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CHA from TPA?
The flight distance from Chattanooga (CHA) to Tampa (TPA) is 512 miles (825 km, 445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CHA to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CHA to TPA?
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