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Route Reliability

Tampa → Dallas–Fort Worth

TPADFW · 929 miles · Tampa International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.Frontier Airlines79%215 flights
  2. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(417 flights)
  • Tue82%(364 flights)
  • Wed76%(371 flights)
  • Thu78%(417 flights)
  • Fri78%(426 flights)
  • Sat72%(397 flights)
  • Sun71%(418 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 63% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%261
July 202567%261
August 202567%232
September 202579%203
October 202572%179
November 202580%219
December 202583%249
January 202678%218
February 202683%221
March 202678%258
April 202679%253
May 202679%256

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.