Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field to Tampa International Airport flight plan

KMSP to KTPA is a medium length flight of about 1,227 nautical miles (2,272 km) in X-Plane 12, from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field to Tampa International Airport. Allow about 2h 43m in the air in the Boeing 737. That works out at an average groundspeed of around 452 knots over the whole flight. Cruise is planned at FL350 (35,000 ft). The plan is filed under IFR rules. KMCO is listed as the alternate.

Leaving KMSP you head south east. The straight line distance between the two airports is about 1,136 nautical miles, so the planned route is around 8% longer, as you would expect when following airways and standard routes. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field sits at 841 ft and Tampa International Airport at 26 ft above sea level, which is worth knowing when you set your approach and landing performance.

You pass 6 waypoints on the way, starting at GEP and finishing at TEPEE. The highest altitude set on any waypoint is FL350 (35,000 ft).

Fuel planning covers taxi fuel of 450 LBS, 5% contingency, 1,800 LBS for the alternate and a final reserve of 3,300 LBS, so you can check your own loadsheet against it before you start.

To fly it in X-Plane 12, download the .fms file from the export panel, put it in X-Plane's Output/FMS plans folder and load it from the FMS. You can also copy the route string, or import the plan into SimBrief.