Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Indianapolis
838 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–IND arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 937 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights901
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.8%Flights36
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft66%
- 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 → IND
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 on time · 1,331 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 474 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 663 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 525 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 572 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 430 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 530 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 421 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 530 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 510 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 620 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 524 flights
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