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Route Reliability

New York → Tampa

JFK–TPA · 1,005 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tampa International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
2,309
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%1,094 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways77%1,027 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines69%188 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–TPA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.

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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(309 flights)
  • Tue83%(317 flights)
  • Wed87%(308 flights)
  • Thu73%(326 flights)
  • Fri77%(314 flights)
  • Sat81%(321 flights)
  • Sun65%(324 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(626 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(261 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(414 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(319 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(597 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 72% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%196
July 202569%203
August 202575%204
September 202587%182
October 202579%169
November 202577%196
December 202572%186
January 202668%186
February 202682%157
March 202679%173
April 202684%191
May 202689%176

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,309 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.