Route Reliability
Tampa → Dallas–Fort Worth
TPA–DFW · 929 miles · Tampa International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.3%
- Cancelled
- 2,918
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Frontier Airlines79%215 flights
- 2.American Airlines75%2,619 flights
Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (84 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
TPA–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
TPA–DFW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.
Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.
Frontier Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.3% 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
- Mon73%(417 flights)
- Tue82%(364 flights)
- Wed76%(371 flights)
- Thu78%(417 flights)
- Fri78%(426 flights)
- Sat72%(397 flights)
- Sun71%(418 flights)
- 3–6 AM94%(178 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(486 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(729 flights)
- 12–3 PM75%(466 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(560 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(366 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM72%(25 flights)
Jun 63% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 261 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 261 |
| August 2025 | 67% | 232 |
| September 2025 | 79% | 203 |
| October 2025 | 72% | 179 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 219 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 249 |
| January 2026 | 78% | 218 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 221 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 258 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 253 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 256 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,918 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.