Flights Detroit → Tampa
DTW → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 783 flights using a variety of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.5 million 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 Detroit (DTW) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 987 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.9/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,585 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of DTW-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 987 tracked DTW-TPA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-TPA
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 987 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Tampa is 2.94% across 987 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
