American Airlines DCA to TPA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Tampa · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
40 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
83 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to TPA arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (62%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft62%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to TPA
- Southwest Airlines78% on time · 15 min avg delay
- Republic Airways92% on time · 4 min avg delay
Full DCA to TPA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,519 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 40 cancelled, 4 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.