DCA to TPA flight delays
Washington, VA (DCA) Tampa, FL (TPA) · 814 miles
176 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
72.25%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.7%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
84 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Only American Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from Washington to Tampa run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on DCA to TPA.
Every airline on DCA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 120 | 75.42% | 1.67% | 107 min | C |
| Southwest Airlines | 56 | 65.45% | 1.79% | 49 min | — |
The return leg
TPA to DCA Tampa back to Washington 77.19% on time COther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Tampa usually delayed?
72.25% of flights on the DCA to TPA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Washington to Tampa?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 120 flights and 75.42% arriving on time.
How often are DCA to TPA flights cancelled?
1.7% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When DCA to TPA flights are late, how late are they?
About 84 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 DCA to TPA during March 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 →