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Airport month · May 2026
Tampa International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 6,471 domestic departures from Tampa International (TPA). 73.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.2% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so TPA departures were 3.3 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 6,969 departures with 75.9% leaving on time: a change of −2.1 points, with flights down 7%.
Flights arriving at TPA that month were on time 74.5% of the time (6,466 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 22% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 76.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.7%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | TPA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.8% | 75.9% | 76.5% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 76.2% | 75.9% | 76.9% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.7 min | 16.8 min | 17.0 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 216 | 232 | 210 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 6,471 | 6,969 | 76,797 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,207 | 34% | 72.3% | 9.9 min | 0.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,247 | 19% | 79.5% | 6.6 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,204 | 19% | 74.8% | 18.1 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 712 | 11% | 81.7% | 3.1 min | 0.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 539 | 8% | 77.4% | 8.3 min | 0.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 374 | 6% | 82.4% | 5.5 min | 0.3% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 93 | 1% | 74.2% | 10.4 min | 1.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 82 | 1% | 70.7% | 18.7 min | 1.2% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 8 | 0% | 75.0% | 7.8 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 5 | 0% | 100.0% | -19.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA–ATL | Tampa to Atlanta | 565 | 75.0% | 10.2 min | 0.4% |
| TPA–DFW | Tampa to Dallas/Fort Worth | 271 | 74.2% | 9.6 min | 4.4% |
| TPA–DEN | Tampa to Denver | 268 | 82.1% | 0.5 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–BWI | Tampa to Baltimore | 255 | 78.0% | 2.7 min | 0.4% |
| TPA–CLT | Tampa to Charlotte | 251 | 81.7% | 8.2 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–ORD | Tampa to Chicago | 250 | 70.4% | 16.8 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–BOS | Tampa to Boston | 231 | 83.5% | 0.1 min | 0.4% |
| TPA–PHL | Tampa to Philadelphia | 229 | 79.5% | 12.0 min | 0.9% |
| TPA–MIA | Tampa to Miami | 228 | 72.4% | 18.5 min | 0.0% |
| TPA–EWR | Tampa to Newark | 226 | 87.2% | -2.6 min | 0.4% |
| TPA–BNA | Tampa to Nashville | 220 | 66.8% | 15.9 min | 0.5% |
| TPA–LGA | Tampa to New York | 204 | 76.0% | 14.0 min | 2.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left TPA on time in May 2026?
73.8% of 6,471 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 75.9% of 6,969 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 73.8% and 0.7% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.