Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Birmingham
460 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–BHM arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 412 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights412
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 TPA → BHM
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 154 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 448 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 484 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 60 min · 146 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 164 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 256 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 35 min · 167 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 178 flights · limited
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