Southwest Airlines TPA to DCA on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Tampa to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
52 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on TPA to DCA arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (35%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion35%
- Late-arriving aircraft33%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Other airlines on TPA to DCA
- American Airlines75% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways88% on time · 5 min avg delay
Full TPA to DCA comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
699 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 10 cancelled, 9 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.