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TPF to SFO: distance & flight time
Tampa (Peter O Knight Airport) → San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
2,395 mi
3,854 km · 2,081 nm
5h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,395 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TPF — Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa, United States
- SFO — San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TPF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport7 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport15 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport15 mi away
Near SFO
- SQL · San Carlos Airport10 mi away
- HAF · Half Moon Bay Airport10 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport11 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TPF from SFO?
The flight distance from Tampa (TPF) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,395 miles (3,854 km, 2,081 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPF to SFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 10m 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 TPF to SFO?
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