Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Boston
Flights on TPA–BOS arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,770 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.1%Flights1,168
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.8%Flights1,571
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time32%Median30 minp90190 minCancel3.2%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline31%
- Weather51%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 70 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 → BOS
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,343 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,473 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 95 min · 1,081 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 1,319 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 100 min · 1,114 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,119 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,093 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,117 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,245 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,251 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,247 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 1,258 flights
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