Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Tampa
983 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–TPA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,302 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights38
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights1,716
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.3%Flights548
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline65%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 40 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 DTW → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,859 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,922 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,320 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,284 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 797 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 912 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 924 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,058 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,083 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,044 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,066 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,095 flights
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