TPA → ORD: 72% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Tampa to Chicago

1,011 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on TPA–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights

based on 2,886 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.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlines	74%	on time	40 min	0.5%	1,401
Spirit Airlines⚠ low data	72%	on time	55 min	2.6%	152
American Airlines	71%	on time	65 min	1.8%	1,141
Southwest Airlines⚠ low data	62%	on time	45 min	1.3%	154
Frontier Airlines⚠ low data	53%	on time	175 min	5.3%	38

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 35 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.

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