Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Tampa
997 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–TPA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,574 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights1,574
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 MDW → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,157 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 813 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 830 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 1,053 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 65 min · 620 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 710 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 831 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 802 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 799 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 781 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 722 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 828 flights
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