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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	CMH	TPA	2h 15m	85%	1.1%	901	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 →	CMH 05:45 → BWI 07:05WN 4376	1h 25m Baltimore	BWI 08:30 → TPA 11:00WN 1120	5h 15m	100%	95%
Southwest Details →	CMH 07:12 → STL 07:38WN 1207	2h 27m St Louis	STL 10:05 → TPA 13:25WN 3986	6h 13m	100%	91%
United Details →	CMH 05:30 → ORD 06:09UA 3524 · flown by Republic	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 07:31 → TPA 11:24UA 2326	5h 54m	97%	86%
American Details →	CMH 06:09 → CLT 07:39AA 3206	1h 36m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	4h 55m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	CMH 07:05 → ATL 08:42DL 2909	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	5h 40m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	CMH 06:00 → ATL 07:36DL 2469	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08DL 1227	4h 09m	92%	80%
Delta Details →	CMH 07:00 → MSP 08:03DL 2403	2h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 10:04 → TPA 14:12DL 2696	7h 12m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	CMH 08:00 → LGA 09:51DL 5691 · flown by Republic	2h 44m New York	LGA 12:35 → TPA 15:34DL 2106	7h 34m	98%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CMH 17:26 → CLT 19:12AA 5117 · flown by PSA	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 20:16 → TPA 21:59AA 2022	4h 33m	69%	45%
American Details →	CMH 15:10 → PHL 16:46AA 5210 · flown by PSA	1h 12m Philadelphia	PHL 17:58 → TPA 20:40AA 2322	5h 30m	71%	37%
American Details →	CMH 14:42 → DFW 16:31AA 1492	48m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:19 → TPA 20:54AA 844	6h 12m	66%	36%

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

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 07:05 5%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 08:04 5%

PHL · 1h 13m · leaves 06:04 8%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 54m · leaves 15:30 25%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 17:26 31%

DFW · 48m · leaves 14:42 34%

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 4604 CMH 07:31 → LGA Delta DL 2106 LGA 12:35 → TPA Connection details →	3h 12m	8h 03m	97%	82%
American AA 4487 CMH 05:30 → ORD United UA 2326 ORD 07:31 → TPA Connection details →	1h 31m	5h 54m	88%	79%
United UA 3524 CMH 05:30 → ORD American AA 2920 ORD 09:30 → TPA Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 51m	99%	75%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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