Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest BDL → TPA (3h 00m), on time 78% of the time. Southwest via BWI (5h 10m) is more reliable, 95%, but takes 2h 10m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BDL	TPA	3h 00m	78%	0.6%	318	Flying now
JetBlue	BDL	TPA	3h 11m	76%	2.5%	364	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BDL 05:50 → BWI 07:10WN 420	1h 20m Baltimore	BWI 08:30 → TPA 11:00WN 1120	5h 10m	100%	95%
United Details →	BDL 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 635	1h 34m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → TPA 11:32UA 683	5h 32m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	6h 45m	99%	81%
American Details →	BDL 06:20 → PHL 07:40AA 6111 · flown by Piedmont	1h 13m Philadelphia	PHL 08:53 → TPA 11:40AA 2822	5h 20m	100%	81%
United Details →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	3h 25m Chicago	ORD 11:19 → TPA 15:12UA 1834	9h 03m	99%	80%
United Details →	BDL 08:20 → IAH 11:10UA 1361	3h 24m Houston	IAH 14:34 → TPA 17:55UA 2812	9h 35m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	BDL 09:43 → DTW 11:35DL 2859	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → TPA 16:47DL 1243	7h 04m	100%	78%
American Details →	BDL 06:01 → CLT 08:08AA 3182	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	5h 03m	93%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BDL 10:26 → IAD 11:55UA 3993 · flown by Mesa	54m Dulles	IAD 12:49 → TPA 15:15UA 2277	4h 49m	70%	58%
American Details →	BDL 14:44 → CLT 17:00AA 1448	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 18:00 → TPA 19:51AA 1032	5h 07m	56%	30%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

BWI · 1h 20m · leaves 05:50 0%

PHL · 1h 13m · leaves 06:20 0%

CLT · 1h 07m · leaves 06:01 7%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 16:59 16%

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 13:50 16%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 14:44 44%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 2163 BDL 07:12 → ORD United UA 1834 ORD 11:19 → TPA Connection details →	2h 17m	8h 00m	95%	76%
Delta DL 2163 BDL 13:15 → DTW Frontier F9 1036 DTW 18:40 → TPA Connection details →	3h 26m	8h 04m	98%	69%
American AA 4665 BDL 12:43 → ORD United UA 2865 ORD 17:56 → TPA Connection details →	3h 21m	9h 06m	94%	64%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON