Historical on-time performance
Louisville to Tampa
727 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SDF–TPA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 387 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.3%Flights387
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft68%
- 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 SDF → 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 — 97% on time.
- Mornings97% on time · p90 on time · 95 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 755 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 347 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 45 min · 119 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 160 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 261 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 160 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 235 flights
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