TPA to MIA flight delays

TPA MIA Tampa to Miami · 204 miles

8,199 flights were scheduled from TPA to MIA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 8,038 that made the trip, 79.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
8,199
Arrived on time
79.1%
Cancelled
1.9%
Scheduled distance
204 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on TPA–MIA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
American Airlines 79.6% 99 min 1.8% 6,763
Envoy Air 77.2% 81 min 2.4% 1,384

Month by month

August was the month to avoid on TPA–MIA: 70.4% of flights arrived on time, against 85.6% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 79.1%.
Arrival on-time share, TPA to MIA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.6% 797
February 79.8% 715
March 77.1% 781
April 84% 715
May 78.8% 792
June 75.6% 641
July 71.2% 597
August 70.4% 564
September 82.6% 530
October 85.6% 612
November 85.4% 712
December 79.9% 743

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

TPA to MIA in one number

TPA → MIA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 95 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 8,199 flights

79.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about TPA to MIA

Which airline is most reliable from TPA to MIA?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 79.6% of the time, with 6,763 scheduled. Envoy Air came in at 77.2% over 1,384 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly TPA to MIA?
August, at 70.4% of arrivals on time, with 564 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 85.6%.
How late are TPA–MIA flights when they are late?
95 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the TPA to MIA flight cancelled?
1.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at MIA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.