Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Pittsburgh
873 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–PIT arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 956 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-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.2%Flights819
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.9%Flights137
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 → PIT
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,136 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 412 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 604 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 240 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 622 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 375 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 380 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 428 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 447 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 516 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 424 flights
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