Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Tampa
929 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–TPA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,469 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.9%Flights2,469
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,495 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,768 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,740 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 85 min · 1,649 flights
- Overnights51% on time · p90 100 min · 994 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,142 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,215 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 60 min · 1,282 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,301 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,283 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,287 flights
- Wednesdays64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,136 flights
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