PVD to TPA flight delays
Providence, RI (PVD) Tampa, FL (TPA) · 1,136 miles
497 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.47%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.6%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
58 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 May it ran 36.1 points more punctual than in July — 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.
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Southwest Airlines arrived on time 8.6 points more often than JetBlue Airways over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 11.6 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The two directions do not behave alike. TPA to PVD arrives on time 8.2 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on PVD to TPA. JetBlue Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in July.
Every airline on PVD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 350 | 82.03% | 0.86% | 62 min | B |
| JetBlue Airways | 147 | 73.47% | 0% | 53 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TPA to PVD Tampa back to Providence 71.28% on time DOther routes from Providence
- PVD → DCA · Washington F
- PVD → BWI · Baltimore B
- PVD → ORD · Chicago D
- PVD → MCO · Orlando C
- PVD → CLT · Charlotte C
- PVD → ATL · Atlanta B
- PVD → MDW · Chicago B
- PVD → DTW · Detroit D
- PVD → PHL · Philadelphia C
- PVD → FLL · Fort Lauderdale F
- PVD → PBI · West Palm Beach/Palm Beach D
- PVD → BNA · Nashville B
Common questions
Are flights from Providence to Tampa usually delayed?
79.47% of flights on the PVD 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 Providence to Tampa?
Southwest Airlines, at 82.03% on time across 350 flights. The least punctual on the route was JetBlue Airways at 73.47%.
How often are PVD to TPA flights cancelled?
0.6% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Providence to Tampa?
May, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 63.9%.
When PVD to TPA flights are late, how late are they?
About 58 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 PVD 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 →