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Route Reliability

Tampa → Seattle

TPASEA · 2,520 miles · Tampa International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
976
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 Lines88%363 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines68%613 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

TPA–SEA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

TPA–SEA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 68%.

Trending in the right direction.

TPA–SEA flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% in the three months before that.

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%(143 flights)
  • Tue77%(133 flights)
  • Wed81%(131 flights)
  • Thu72%(141 flights)
  • Fri74%(139 flights)
  • Sat79%(132 flights)
  • Sun74%(143 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(651 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(261 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 70% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%90
July 202574%92
August 202576%87
September 202581%77
October 202580%61
November 202588%67
December 202566%84
January 202671%66
February 202666%73
March 202676%86
April 202684%87
May 202678%92

Based on 976 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.