Historical on-time performance
Tampa to New York
1,005 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–JFK arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,237 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights121
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.8%Flights1,094
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.9%Flights1,022
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline24%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 71 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 → JFK
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 10 min · 2,625 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,965 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 867 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 110 min · 1,334 flights
- Overnights48% on time · p90 125 min · 112 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 971 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 958 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 986 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 994 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 994 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 989 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,011 flights
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