Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Tampa
773 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–TPA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 555 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights244
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights311
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 CVG → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 725 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 352 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,101 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 161 flights · limited
- Evenings57% on time · p90 90 min · 317 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 423 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 425 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 338 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 373 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 412 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 401 flights
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