Historical on-time performance
Washington to Tampa
814 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–TPA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,169 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.4%Flights702
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights1,467
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 DCA → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 2,565 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,233 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 65 min · 72 flights · limited
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 1,514 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 90 min · 1,048 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 858 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 929 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 932 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 926 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 924 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 953 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 910 flights
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