Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Atlanta
406 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–ATL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 5,990 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.2%Flights4,426
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.4%Flights732
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.6%Flights832
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline45%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 77 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 TPA → ATL
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 6,363 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 4,615 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 3,303 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 4,087 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 85 min · 1,037 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,632 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 2,656 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 2,916 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,906 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,503 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,903 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,889 flights
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