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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Tampa

CLT–TPA · 507 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Tampa International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
3,305
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines75%110 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%3,038 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines70%157 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–TPA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 67% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Spirit Airlines has a slight edge here.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 70%.

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
  • Mon74%(483 flights)
  • Tue78%(428 flights)
  • Wed82%(432 flights)
  • Thu74%(479 flights)
  • Fri74%(486 flights)
  • Sat75%(431 flights)
  • Sun67%(500 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(388 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(615 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(533 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(627 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(691 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(385 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 64% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%299
July 202557%308
August 202566%285
September 202586%264
October 202581%258
November 202582%271
December 202576%271
January 202680%235
February 202679%241
March 202679%278
April 202679%280
May 202672%249

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,305 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.