Flights Providence → Tampa
PVD → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Tampa has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 8.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 81 flights, connecting to a popular destination that handles nearly 21.5 million passengers annually at its 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 Providence (PVD) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 113 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Tampa (TPA) heads south-west for about 1,831 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 69% of PVD-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 113 tracked PVD-TPA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.5% 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 PVD-TPA
On the Providence (PVD) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 113 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Tampa is 3.54% across 113 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.
