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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Tampa

ATL–TPA · 406 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Tampa International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
6,139
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines76%732 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines74%4,426 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines72%145 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines63%836 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–TPA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 63%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(908 flights)
  • Tue73%(823 flights)
  • Wed82%(803 flights)
  • Thu75%(906 flights)
  • Fri70%(891 flights)
  • Sat71%(797 flights)
  • Sun66%(916 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(743 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(1141 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(919 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(1473 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(913 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(854 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 58% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%519
July 202555%536
August 202570%468
September 202582%432
October 202579%483
November 202577%474
December 202571%492
January 202675%490
February 202680%488
March 202673%548
April 202681%554
May 202669%560

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,139 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.