BDL to TPA flight delays
Hartford, CT (BDL) Tampa, FL (TPA) · 1,111 miles
705 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.25%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.56%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
57 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 31.3 points more punctual than in January — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Hartford to Tampa run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on BDL to TPA. Southwest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in January.
Every airline on BDL to TPA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 387 | 75.53% | 2.33% | 60 min | D |
| Southwest Airlines | 318 | 74.92% | 0.63% | 53 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TPA to BDL Tampa back to Hartford 72.69% on time DOther routes from Hartford
Common questions
Are flights from Hartford to Tampa usually delayed?
75.25% of flights on the BDL to TPA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Hartford to Tampa?
JetBlue Airways, at 75.53% on time across 387 flights. The least punctual on the route was Southwest Airlines at 74.92%.
How often are BDL to TPA flights cancelled?
1.56% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 16 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Hartford to Tampa?
May, when 86.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 55.6%.
When BDL to TPA flights are late, how late are they?
About 57 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BDL to TPA during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →