ORD → TPA: 73% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Chicago to Tampa

1,012 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on ORD–TPA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights

based on 2,917 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlinesbest	79%	on time	35 min	0.4%	1,401
Spirit Airlines⚠ low data	78%	on time	70 min	2.2%	183
American Airlines	67%	on time	65 min	1.8%	1,142
Southwest Airlines⚠ low data	65%	on time	80 min	0.6%	154
Frontier Airlines⚠ low data	57%	on time	280 min	5.4%	37

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 33 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.

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