Flights Tampa → New York
TPA → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to New York has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.2 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 539 total flights operated by various aircraft models including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A320, Embraer 190, Boeing 737-800, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88. The destination airport in New York opened in 1948 and currently handles over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 730 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 1,619 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of TPA-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 730 tracked TPA-JFK flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.7% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-JFK
On the Tampa (TPA) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 730 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-New York is 2.74% across 730 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
