Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Denver
1,506 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–DEN arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 3,107 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights1,186
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.2%Flights1,322
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights599
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline58%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 12 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 → DEN
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,406 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,429 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,885 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 75 min · 891 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 957 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,301 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,286 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,426 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,286 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,450 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,420 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,399 flights
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