Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Tampa
869 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–TPA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,167 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,167
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- 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 STL → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,193 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 336 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 827 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 407 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 50 min · 636 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 447 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 460 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 464 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 570 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 435 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 459 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 564 flights
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