Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Tampa
873 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–TPA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 939 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights803
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.9%Flights136
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PIT → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,183 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 470 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 750 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 50 min · 164 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 85 min · 431 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 379 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 440 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 515 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 422 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 427 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 439 flights
Advertisement
Keep exploring