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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Tampa

DFW–TPA · 929 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Tampa International Airport

60
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
2,921
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines84%214 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines67%2,619 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (88 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–TPA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Wednesday if you can.

DFW–TPA flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 64%.

Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon67%(420 flights)
  • Tue75%(369 flights)
  • Wed64%(371 flights)
  • Thu70%(416 flights)
  • Fri69%(425 flights)
  • Sat70%(397 flights)
  • Sun66%(423 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(564 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(434 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(559 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(645 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(572 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM58%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 59% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%260
July 202555%267
August 202557%233
September 202577%203
October 202569%179
November 202570%223
December 202573%250
January 202675%219
February 202681%220
March 202668%257
April 202672%253
May 202672%257

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,921 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.