Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Tampa
829 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–TPA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 902 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights902
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 CMH → 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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,081 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 236 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 626 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 296 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 432 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 316 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 382 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 323 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 386 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 507 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 348 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 409 flights
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