# Distance from Shetland (OUK) to Tampa (TPA)

> 6,888 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,888 km / 4,280 mi / 3,719 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 34° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Kingdom) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:42 in Shetland, it's 09:42 in Tampa)
- **Elevation difference**: 6 ft (TPA is higher than OUK)

## Airports

### [Out Skerries Airstrip (OUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ouk-shetland-out-skerries-airstrip/1ef266e0-2188-62f6-8fbb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shetland, United Kingdom
- ICAO: _OUK
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 60.430000, -0.750000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Tampa International Airport (TPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/1ef266df-3bfa-6e46-b9e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tampa, United States
- ICAO: KTPA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.980000, -82.530000
- Elevation: 26 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:42 in Shetland, it's 09:42 in Tampa.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Out Skerries Airstrip (OUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ouk-shetland-out-skerries-airstrip/1ef266e0-2188-62f6-8fbb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tampa International Airport (TPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpa-tampa-tampa-international-airport/1ef266df-3bfa-6e46-b9e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)