Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Tampa
838 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–TPA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 918 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights882
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.6%Flights36
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security1%
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 IND → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,164 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 716 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 642 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 651 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 364 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 421 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 530 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 530 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 412 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 510 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 522 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 612 flights
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