Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Tampa
983 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–TPA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,275 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights1,612
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights628
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9095 minCancel0.0%Flights35
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,777 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,899 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,294 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,456 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 70 min · 696 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 912 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 929 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,053 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,049 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,075 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,032 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,072 flights
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