Historical on-time performance
Louisville to Tampa
727 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SDF–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 388 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 timep9025 minCancel2.1%Flights388
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft73%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 SDF → 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 — 97% on time.
- Mornings97% on time · p90 on time · 103 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 784 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 302 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 50 min · 133 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 255 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 172 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 175 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 162 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 243 flights
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