Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Denver
1,506 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–DEN arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,128 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights1,243
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.1%Flights1,300
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.9%Flights585
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 → DEN
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,362 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,453 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,934 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 897 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 75 min · 974 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,308 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,446 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,324 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,304 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,428 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,413 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,397 flights
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