MSP to TPA flight delays
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) Tampa, FL (TPA) · 1,306 miles
1,179 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.62%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.93%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
61 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 24.3 points more punctual than in December — 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.
Only Delta Air Lines 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.
The Minneapolis to Tampa route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on MSP to TPA. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in December.
Every airline on MSP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 1,179 | 80.62% | 0.93% | 61 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TPA to MSP Tampa back to Minneapolis 82.45% on time BOther routes from Minneapolis
Common questions
Are flights from Minneapolis to Tampa usually delayed?
80.62% of flights on the MSP to TPA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Minneapolis to Tampa?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 1,179 flights and 80.62% arriving on time.
How often are MSP to TPA flights cancelled?
0.93% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 9 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Minneapolis to Tampa?
April, when 91.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 67.4%.
When MSP to TPA flights are late, how late are they?
About 61 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 MSP 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 →