Flights Birmingham → Tampa
BHM → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Birmingham to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 102 flights, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates approximately 21,528,249 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Birmingham (BHM) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 137 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Birmingham (BHM) to Tampa (TPA) heads south-east for about 740 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Birmingham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 76% of BHM-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Birmingham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 137 tracked BHM-TPA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BHM-TPA
On the Birmingham (BHM) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 137 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Birmingham-Tampa is 0.73% across 137 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
