Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Newark
998 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–EWR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,601 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.0%Flights2,342
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep9095 minCancel4.2%Flights259
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)55%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather61%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 57 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 → EWR
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 · 2,876 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,582 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,790 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 95 min · 526 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 120 min · 1,664 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,202 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 1,194 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 70 min · 1,233 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,234 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 75 min · 1,140 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,219 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 1,216 flights
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