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TPA to LAL: distance & flight time
Tampa (Tampa International Airport) → Lakeland (Lakeland Linder International Airport)
31 mi
51 km · 27 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
31 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- TPA — Tampa International Airport · Tampa, United States
- LAL — Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LAL
- TPA · Tampa International Airport31 mi away
- MCO · Orlando International Airport53 mi away
- BOW · Bartow Municipal Airport15 mi away
- GIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TPA from LAL?
The flight distance from Tampa (TPA) to Lakeland (LAL) is 31 miles (51 km, 27 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPA to LAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 TPA to LAL?
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