Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Louisville
727 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–SDF arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 387 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights387
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → SDF
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 418 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 562 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 259 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 74 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 174 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 30 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 160 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 264 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 235 flights
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