Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Tampa
829 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–TPA arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 904 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights904
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)44%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 CMH → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,097 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 240 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 400 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 529 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 65 min · 471 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 318 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 325 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 406 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 395 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 507 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 365 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 421 flights
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