Delta Air Lines DTW to TPA on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Tampa · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
22 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
62 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DTW to TPA arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)53%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Late-arriving aircraft16%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DTW to TPA
- Spirit Airlines73% on time · 18 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines73% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines40% on time · 15 min avg delay
Full DTW to TPA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,718 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 22 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.