Florida's Gulf Coast just got a straighter shot at Las Vegas. Breeze Airways starts nonstop service between Tampa International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport on January 5, 2027.
The winter schedule lists the route as mainly daily. That is not a token twice a week test. That is a real seat in the market, and it lands at 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
The Gap This Flight Fills
Here is the part most travelers missed. Spirit pulled out of Tampa to Las Vegas in January 2026, and Frontier followed a few months later, according to Simple Flying's November 5 winter schedule review of Cirium data.
Southwest still flies the route, so Breeze is not alone. Breeze is the new alternative, and choice is what keeps fares honest.
This is also Breeze's longest route from Tampa since its Orange County flights ended in 2025. Las Vegas is one of six new Tampa services debuting from December, alongside Cancun, Islip, Montego Bay, Santo Domingo, and Saint Thomas.
| Route fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Starts | January 5, 2027 |
| Frequency | Mainly daily in the winter schedule |
| Also on the route | Southwest |
| Left the route in 2026 | Spirit in January, then Frontier a few months later |
| Winter schedule runs through | March 27, 2027 |
The Erie Connection Hiding Inside It
One day later, the same Tampa flight quietly opens a new path from Erie, Pennsylvania. Starting January 6, Erie travelers can fly Breeze to Tampa and continue to Las Vegas on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Erie Times-News reported on November 4.
Erie's nonstop Breeze service to Tampa starts November 18 and runs seasonally into the second week of April. Flight times for the Erie connection had not been announced when the paper reported it, so do not build a tight plan around a clock nobody has published yet.
Erie International Airport Executive Director Derek Martin put the pitch plainly: "People can get on a plane here in Erie, head down to Tampa, spend a few hours there visiting friends and family or go to the beach, go back to the airport, get on a plane and get to Vegas before midnight."
How to Book It Smart
- Price Breeze against Southwest on the same dates. A second nonstop carrier only saves you money if you actually compare the two before you book.
- Check the exact day. Mainly daily is not every single day, and Breeze winter schedules run through March 27, 2027, so confirm your date is covered.
- Erie travelers, stick to Wednesdays and Saturdays. Those are the two weekly connection days through Tampa, and the return rides the red-eye back toward a morning arrival in Erie.
- Book at flybreeze.com and recheck the schedule before you travel. New routes move, and a January launch checked in November deserves one fresh look in December.
Bottom line: Tampa flyers lost two Las Vegas options in 2026 and gain a serious one on January 5. Erie flyers gain theirs a day later, no drive to a bigger airport required. That is how a route map actually changes a trip.
