Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Birmingham
460 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–BHM 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)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 414 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 minCancel0.2%Flights414
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). 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 TPA → BHM
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 199 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 453 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 446 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 60 min · 141 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 163 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 166 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 169 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 257 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 184 flights · limited
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