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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Delta	TPA	ATL	1h 38m	82%	1.4%	4,401	Flying now
Southwest	TPA	ATL	1h 35m	77%	1.4%	731	Flying now
Frontier	TPA	ATL	1h 51m	74%	1.7%	902	Flying now
Spirit	TPA	ATL	1h 42m	89%	0.0%	104	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	TPA 10:12 → CLT 12:00AA 3320	1h 05m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ATL 14:31AA 5041 · flown by PSA	4h 18m	89%	58%
American Details →	TPA 19:32 → MIA 20:37AA 3555 · flown by Envoy	1h 19m Miami	MIA 21:56 → ATL 23:59AA 659	4h 27m	76%	48%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	TPA 11:00 → BNA 11:55WN 4003	55m Nashville	BNA 12:50 → ATL 15:00WN 893	4h 00m	72%	33%
American Details →	TPA 13:54 → MIA 15:03AA 2831	57m Miami	MIA 16:00 → ATL 18:04AA 1367	4h 10m	57%	25%
American Details →	TPA 13:54 → CLT 15:51AA 2836	55m Charlotte	CLT 16:46 → ATL 18:14AA 5040 · flown by PSA	4h 20m	51%	23%

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

BNA · 55m · leaves 11:00 28%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 57m · leaves 13:54 43%

CLT · 55m · leaves 13:54 49%

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.


JetBlue B6 392 TPA 20:33 → BOS Delta DL 973 BOS 19:15 → ATL Connection details →	3h 48m	1h 46m	97%	74%

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