Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Columbus
829 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–CMH arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 901 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 timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights901
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft66%
- 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 → CMH
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,086 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 290 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 583 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 248 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 85 min · 467 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 316 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 386 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 323 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 508 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 348 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 383 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 410 flights
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