Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Tampa
929 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–TPA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,559 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.3%Flights2,559
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 85 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 DFW → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,568 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,760 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,817 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 85 min · 1,768 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 95 min · 885 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 71% on time.
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,143 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,314 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,248 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,310 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,319 flights
- Wednesdays65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,150 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,314 flights
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