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Route Reliability

Tampa → New York

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

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
2,304
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%188 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines83%1,094 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways78%1,022 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

TPA–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TPA–JFK flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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
  • Mon81%(313 flights)
  • Tue84%(321 flights)
  • Wed83%(306 flights)
  • Thu80%(321 flights)
  • Fri83%(321 flights)
  • Sat81%(319 flights)
  • Sun75%(323 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(764 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(575 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(323 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(66 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(494 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 79% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%201
July 202573%203
August 202578%207
September 202595%180
October 202582%168
November 202585%195
December 202571%187
January 202683%187
February 202673%157
March 202679%173
April 202689%189
May 202684%177

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,304 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.