Historical on-time performance
Boston to Tampa
Flights on BOS–TPA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,766 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.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.0%Flights1,168
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.8%Flights1,567
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 68 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 BOS → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,916 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,364 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 90 min · 2,034 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 90 min · 799 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,218 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,123 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,096 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,121 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,246 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,246 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,249 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 1,250 flights
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