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NCO to TPA: distance & flight time
North Kingstown (Quonset State Airport) → Tampa (Tampa International Airport)
1,131 mi
1,820 km · 983 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,131 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- NCO — Quonset State Airport · North Kingstown, 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 NCO
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 NCO from TPA?
The flight distance from North Kingstown (NCO) to Tampa (TPA) is 1,131 miles (1,820 km, 983 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NCO to TPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m 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 NCO to TPA?
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