Flights Miami → Tampa
MIA → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Tampa is operated using Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has a total of 755 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 70%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 21 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over 21,528,249 passengers per year at the destination airport.
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 Miami (MIA) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 966 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Tampa (TPA) heads north-west for about 329 km, a flight time of roughly 50m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of MIA-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 966 tracked MIA-TPA flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-TPA
On the Miami (MIA) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 966 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Tampa is 0.83% across 966 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
