Flights Tampa → Columbus
TPA → CMH
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Columbus operates with an average on-time performance of 74%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 255 flights on this route using either Embraer 175 or Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving the busy Columbus airport which opened in 1929 and currently handles over seven 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) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Columbus (CMH) heads north for about 1,337 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of TPA-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 338 tracked TPA-CMH flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.9% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-CMH
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Columbus is 0.89% across 338 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
