Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Tampa
1,307 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,186 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,186
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,076 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,414 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,037 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 497 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 25 min · 522 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 514 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 519 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 502 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 514 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 521 flights
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