Historical on-time performance
Denver to Tampa
Flights on DEN–TPA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,106 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.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights598
- United AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights1,187
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.2%Flights1,321
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline36%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 11 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 DEN → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 3,154 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,609 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 872 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,472 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 2,118 flights
- Early mornings63% on time · p90 60 min · 331 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,319 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,398 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,394 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,426 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,292 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,443 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,284 flights
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