Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Dallas-Fort Worth
929 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–DFW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,559 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.4%Flights2,559
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 87 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 → DFW
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 3,141 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,429 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 80 min · 1,082 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 100 min · 284 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 115 min · 1,858 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,144 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,245 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,309 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,315 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,151 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,322 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 1,308 flights
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