CAK to TPA: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Akron to Tampa?

The great-circle distance between Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK) and Tampa International Airport (TPA) is 1,442 km (896 mi, 779 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CAK to TPA?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 2h 20m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. TPA is roughly south of CAK.

How is the CAK to TPA route written in code?

The pair is written CAK-TPA in IATA codes and KCAK-KTPA in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Akron Canton Regional Airport is CAK (KCAK), Tampa International Airport is TPA (KTPA).

Both ICAO codes start with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

TPA sits 1,202 ft (366 m) lower than CAK, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CAK to TPA

1 airline appear on this route in the open route dataset, 1 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 1 carrier sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: WN.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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