Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Tampa
873 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 792 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.1%Flights792
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 PIT → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,189 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 55 min · 401 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 824 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 130 flights · limited
- Overnights62% on time · p90 100 min · 316 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 354 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 419 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 348 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 499 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 406 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 425 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 409 flights
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