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Airport month · February 2026
Tampa International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 6,173 domestic departures from Tampa International (TPA). 78.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.2% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so TPA departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 6,306 departures with 79.4% leaving on time: a change of −0.8 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at TPA that month were on time 78.1% of the time (6,177 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 75.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.3%
- Cancelled 2.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | TPA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.6% | 79.4% | 76.5% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.2% | 80.6% | 76.9% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.7 min | 17.4 min | 17.0 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 206 | 210 | 210 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,173 | 6,306 | 76,797 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,882 | 30% | 74.6% | 7.4 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,156 | 19% | 76.6% | 8.4 min | 2.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,096 | 18% | 79.5% | 2.6 min | 2.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 726 | 12% | 81.1% | 2.1 min | 1.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 491 | 8% | 74.9% | 12.0 min | 2.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 434 | 7% | 65.0% | 14.3 min | 7.6% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 230 | 4% | 56.5% | 23.8 min | 7.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 82 | 1% | 72.0% | 45.8 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 73 | 1% | 75.3% | 0.0 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 3 | 0% | 0.0% | 26.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA–ATL | Tampa to Atlanta | 487 | 80.5% | 3.5 min | 0.4% |
| TPA–ORD | Tampa to Chicago | 285 | 70.9% | 15.1 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–LGA | Tampa to New York | 250 | 69.2% | 7.7 min | 6.8% |
| TPA–MIA | Tampa to Miami | 248 | 75.8% | 19.5 min | 0.8% |
| TPA–CLT | Tampa to Charlotte | 246 | 80.1% | 2.8 min | 2.0% |
| TPA–PHL | Tampa to Philadelphia | 243 | 70.4% | 11.4 min | 5.8% |
| TPA–DEN | Tampa to Denver | 238 | 84.5% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–DTW | Tampa to Detroit | 233 | 76.4% | 4.3 min | 2.6% |
| TPA–BOS | Tampa to Boston | 222 | 64.4% | 13.1 min | 9.5% |
| TPA–DFW | Tampa to Dallas/Fort Worth | 222 | 82.4% | 8.4 min | 0.5% |
| TPA–BWI | Tampa to Baltimore | 204 | 72.1% | 4.7 min | 4.9% |
| TPA–DCA | Tampa to Washington | 195 | 70.8% | 8.4 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TPA on time in February 2026?
78.6% of 6,173 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 79.4% of 6,306 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 78.6% and 2.3% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for TPA · methodology · corrections.