Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Detroit
Flights on TPA–DTW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,301 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights1,715
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.5%Flights547
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep90120 minCancel0.0%Flights39
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline63%
- Weather28%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 40 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 → DTW
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,372 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,016 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,281 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,285 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 228 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 921 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 909 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,084 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,061 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,044 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,063 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,100 flights
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