Flights Tampa → Philadelphia
TPA → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Philadelphia operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-400. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the flights experience an average delay of 19.9 minutes, based on a total of 813 recorded flights.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1058 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 1,483 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of TPA-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,058 tracked TPA-PHL flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.7% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-PHL
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1058 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Philadelphia is 2.74% across 1058 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
