Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Tampa
1,307 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–TPA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights1,183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 12 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 MSP → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,130 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,358 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,040 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 514 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 494 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 517 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 520 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 500 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 503 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 520 flights
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