Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Tampa
920 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–TPA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,424 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.1%Flights1,648
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.1%Flights776
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 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 PHL → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,785 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 60 min · 2,206 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 241 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 80 min · 942 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 1,821 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,015 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,016 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,233 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,183 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,166 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,160 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 1,222 flights
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