Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Tampa
917 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–TPA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights1,305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 DAL → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,238 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 816 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 60 min · 575 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 820 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 65 min · 601 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 567 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 596 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 601 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 595 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 552 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 55 min · 584 flights
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