Historical on-time performance
Austin to Tampa
928 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–TPA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,233 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights1,049
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,236 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 494 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 1,106 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 55 min · 618 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 65 min · 250 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 540 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 389 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 576 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 541 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 573 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 566 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 519 flights
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