Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Tampa
460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–TPA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 414 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights414
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 2 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 249 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 704 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 50 min · 196 flights · limited
- Evenings61% on time · p90 70 min · 114 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 163 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 184 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 166 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 160 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 20 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 169 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 257 flights
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