Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Philadelphia
Flights on TPA–PHL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,425 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.2%Flights1,648
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.2%Flights777
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline23%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 → PHL
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 · 2,399 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,295 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 90 min · 1,231 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 100 min · 1,532 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 110 min · 539 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,013 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,020 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,232 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,183 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 1,162 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,164 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 85 min · 1,222 flights
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