Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Washington
814 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–DCA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,169 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights1,467
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights702
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → DCA
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,209 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 55 min · 155 flights · limited
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,485 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,228 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,360 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 930 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 858 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 928 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 933 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 912 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 924 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 952 flights
Advertisement
Keep exploring