Flights Tampa → Washington
TPA → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Washington operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 5.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 319 flights using either Boeing 737-800 or Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles nearly 21.4 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 412 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Washington (IAD) heads north for about 1,307 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of TPA-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 412 tracked TPA-IAD flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-IAD
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 412 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Washington is 1.46% across 412 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
