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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 77% on time.

Nonstops


American	CLT	TPA	1h 46m	77%	1.6%	2,919	Flying now
Spirit	CLT	TPA	1h 46m	79%	1.7%	58	Not flying now
Frontier	CLT	TPA	1h 53m	74%	3.1%	129	Not 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.


Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08DL 1227	4h 39m	99%	84%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	1h 31m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → TPA 11:32UA 683	5h 32m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	3h 01m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	5h 46m	100%	83%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 26m Philadelphia	PHL 08:53 → TPA 11:40AA 2822	5h 55m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → TPA 16:47DL 1243	7h 05m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	2h 02m Minneapolis	MSP 10:04 → TPA 14:12DL 2696	7h 52m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 12:46 → TPA 14:13DL 1525	6h 11m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → TPA 12:53DL 2587	6h 53m	98%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 17:03 → DTW 18:54DL 1430	1h 05m Detroit	DTW 19:59 → TPA 22:35DL 1355	5h 36m	70%	53%
United Details →	CLT 15:52 → EWR 17:58UA 3456 · flown by Republic	57m Newark	EWR 18:55 → TPA 21:59UA 1544	6h 07m	75%	45%
American Details →	CLT 20:15 → MIA 22:21AA 2321	52m Miami	MIA 23:13 → TPA 00:19 +1AA 1714	4h 04m	41%	29%

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

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 08:56 6%

DCA · 46m · leaves 08:00 15%

MIA · 46m · leaves 05:15 16%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 57m · leaves 15:52 25%

DTW · 1h 05m · leaves 17:03 30%

MIA · 52m · leaves 20:15 59%

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 2492 CLT 07:06 → CVG Frontier F9 1668 CVG 11:00 → TPA Connection details →	2h 28m	6h 07m	100%	86%
American AA 2362 CLT 07:06 → RDU Frontier F9 2729 RDU 10:28 → TPA Connection details →	2h 24m	5h 17m	99%	85%
American AA 5219 CLT 07:20 → IAD United UA 2277 IAD 12:49 → TPA Connection details →	3h 59m	7h 55m	100%	84%

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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