Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Tampa
1,075 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–TPA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 433 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.4%Flights433
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 MKE → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 62% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 630 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 523 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 211 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 174 flights · limited
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 198 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 326 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 238 flights
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