Flights Boston → Tampa
BOS → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance rate of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.9 minutes per flight. With a total of 808 flights annually, this route utilizes Airbus A320 aircraft and serves the highly trafficked destination airport in Tampa, which accommodates over 21,528,249 passengers yearly.
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 Boston (BOS) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 999 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.5/100 (medium), 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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Tampa (TPA) heads south-west for about 1,908 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 48m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of BOS-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 999 tracked BOS-TPA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-TPA
On the Boston (BOS) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 999 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Tampa is 3.20% across 999 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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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.
