Route Reliability
Tampa → Washington
TPA–DCA · 814 miles · Tampa International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,247
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines77%700 flights
- 2.American Airlines73%1,547 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
TPA–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
TPA–DCA flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Southwest Airlines has a slight edge here.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 73%.
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
- Mon72%(319 flights)
- Tue80%(322 flights)
- Wed77%(324 flights)
- Thu76%(318 flights)
- Fri74%(329 flights)
- Sat77%(244 flights)
- Sun64%(319 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(284 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(655 flights)
- 12–3 PM72%(619 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(258 flights)
- 6–9 PM55%(358 flights)
Jun 72% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 167 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 166 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 173 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 170 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 170 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 192 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 199 |
| January 2026 | 81% | 184 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 192 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 209 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 180 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 173 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,247 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.