Direct Flights from Tampa to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from TPA to AVP on Breeze. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 7 cities have a nonstop to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for, from Tampa
2h 30m in the air, 1,000 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Wyoming Valley is a historic, industrialized region of Northeastern Pennsylvania consisting of Lackawanna, Wyoming, and Luzerne counties, with Luzerne being the largest in terms of both area and population. The region is historically notable for its influence in helping fuel the American Industrial Revolution with its many anthracite coal mines. As a metropolitan area, it is known as the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, after its principal cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
- St. Peter's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral at 315 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. The entire St.
- Ricketts Glen State Park is a 13,193-acre (5,280 ha) state park situated primarily within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, with its remaining territory extending into neighboring Columbia and Sullivan countie…
- Saint Stanislaus Cathedral is the headquarters and one of the first churches built of the Polish National Catholic Church. It is named after Stanislaus of Szczepanów.
- The Lehigh Canal is a navigable canal that begins at the mouth of Nesquehoning Creek on the Lehigh River in the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern regions of Pennsylvania.
- Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres (25.3 ha) in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna…
- Nay Aug Park is the largest park in Scranton, Pennsylvania. An amusement park on the site closed in the 1990s, but a small amusement area still operates near the swimming pool complex.
- Montage Mountain is a ski area in Pennsylvania that is located 8 miles (13 km) from downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania.
- Gouldsboro State Park is a 2,880-acre (1,165 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County and Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Hickory Run State Park is a 15,990-acre (6,471 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Kidder and Penn Forest Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is spread across the Pocono Mountains.
- The Electric City Trolley Museum is a transport museum located in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, next to the Steamtown National Historic Site.
- The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art is a non-profit art and natural history museum located in Nay Aug Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1908 by Dr.
- McDade Park is a community park located in Scranton in Lackawanna County, in northeastern Pennsylvania. It is named after former U.S. Representative Joseph M. McDade.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton weather, compared with Tampa
27° cooler than Tampa on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 31°F · Tampa 71°F · 39° colder
- April
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 55°F · Tampa 82°F · 27° colder
- July
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 79°F · Tampa 90°F · 12° colder
- October
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 58°F · Tampa 85°F · 27° colder
January bottoms out near 31°F — a real coat, not a layer. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton also swings harder through the year than Tampa does — 47° between its coldest and warmest months against 20°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from St. Peter's Cathedral (Scranton, Pennsylvania), Ricketts Glen State Park, and St. Stanislaus Cathedral (Scranton, Pennsylvania) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Tampa to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Tampa (TPA) to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP) on Breeze.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Tampa to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton?
- Breeze flies nonstop between Tampa (TPA) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP).
- How far is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton from Tampa?
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is about 1,000 miles from Tampa by air.
- How many days can I spend in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton?
- Popular things to do include St. Peter's Cathedral (Scranton, Pennsylvania), Ricketts Glen State Park, St. Stanislaus Cathedral (Scranton, Pennsylvania), Lehigh Canal, and more.
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