Flights Tampa → Boston
TPA → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Boston operates with an average on-time performance rate of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 14.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 811 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which handles nearly 36 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 Tampa (TPA) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 1001 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 36.5/100 (high), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 1,908 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 48m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of TPA-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,001 tracked TPA-BOS flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 3.3% 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 TPA-BOS
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1001 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Boston is 3.30% across 1001 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.
