Direct Flights from Tampa to Gulfport
Gulfport · Mississippi
Nonstop service from TPA to GPT on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Breeze
Nonstop flights
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Distance
428 mi
Flight time
~1h 20mgate to gate
Elevation
28 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Mon, Fri
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 8 cities have a nonstop to Gulfport, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Gulfport for, from Tampa
1h 20m in the air, 428 miles: short enough that a single night in Gulfport is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Gulfport
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Gulfport
- The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM), at 870 West Howard Avenue in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi.
- The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum is the library of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
- The LaPointe-Krebs House, also known as the "Old Spanish Fort" and "Old French Fort," was built on the shore of Lake Catahoula near what is now Pascagoula, Mississippi, on land granted to the French Canadian Joseph Simon…
- Biloxi National Cemetery is a U.S. National Cemetery that is located in Biloxi, Mississippi on the grounds of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), near Keesler Air Force Base.
- The Ohr–O'Keefe Museum of Art is a non-profit art museum located in Biloxi, Mississippi, dedicated to the ceramics of George E. Ohr, the self-proclaimed "Mad Potter of Biloxi".
- Mississippi Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium located in Gulfport, Mississippi; it opened August 29, 2020, on the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, replacing the Marine Life Oceanarium, which was destroyed by…
- The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum (MSIM) was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
- Shepard State Park is a public recreation area located off U.S. Highway 90 on the south side of the city of Gautier, Mississippi. The city has had responsibility for the state park's management since 2013.
- Flint Creek Water Park, located in Wiggins, Mississippi, is part of the Pat Harrison Waterway District, which is a Mississippi State Agency providing outdoor recreation and management of the Pascagoula River Basin.
- Buccaneer State Park is a public recreation area in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The state park is located off U.S. Highway 90 and Beach Boulevard, straddling the line between Waveland and Clermont Harbor.
- Biloxi Wildlife Management Area also referred to as Biloxi WMA, is a 35,644-acre (14,425 ha) privately owned tract of protected marsh land located in St.
- The Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum is an aviation museum in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Gulfport weather, compared with Tampa
5° cooler than Tampa on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Gulfport 62°F · Tampa 71°F · 9° colder
- April
- Gulfport 77°F · Tampa 82°F · 5° colder
- July
- Gulfport 91°F · Tampa 90°F · much the same
- October
- Gulfport 81°F · Tampa 85°F · 4° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Gulfport
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Gulfport is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Gulfport rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Biloxi, Mississippi), Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum, and Old Spanish Fort (Pascagoula, Mississippi) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Tampa to Gulfport?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Tampa (TPA) to Gulfport (GPT) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Tampa to Gulfport?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Tampa (TPA) and Gulfport (GPT).
- How far is Gulfport from Tampa?
- Gulfport is about 428 miles from Tampa by air.
- How many days can I spend in Gulfport flying from Tampa?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Gulfport?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Biloxi, Mississippi), Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum, Old Spanish Fort (Pascagoula, Mississippi), Biloxi National Cemetery, and more.
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