Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Tampa
927 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–TPA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 912 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time92%Medianon timep90on timeCancel1.6%Flights61
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.2%Flights851
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
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 CLE → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 820 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 40 min · 675 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 342 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 578 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 95 min · 751 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 401 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 490 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 355 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 460 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 80 min · 440 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 488 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 532 flights
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