Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Dallas
917 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–DAL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,296 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights1,296
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 → DAL
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,323 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 845 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 50 min · 592 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 637 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 80 min · 652 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 594 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 597 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 585 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 550 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 567 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 601 flights
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