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TPA Tampa / SDF Louisville

TPA → SDF on time

Tampa (Tampa, FL) to Louisville Muhammad Ali (Louisville, KY). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
404 flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

85% of flights from Tampa to Louisville arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 5% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for TPA → SDF: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 60% of the time. About 1 in 24 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 404 three hours or more; 0.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 404 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines40485%0.5%−7 min4.2%+51 minSouthwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at TPA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%8 a.m. departures: 88% on time (101 flights)888a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (93 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (48 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (45 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (1 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (32 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (15 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (17 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)4p
TPA → SDF, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: October (91%). Worst: March (76%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (94 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: 76% on time (135 flights)76MarApr: 85% on time (125 flights)85AprMay: 86% on time (128 flights)86MayJun: 80% on time (129 flights)80JunJul: 82% on time (116 flights)82JulAug: too few flights (98 flights)AugSep: too few flights (94 flights)SepOct: 91% on time (118 flights)91OctNov: too few flights (97 flights)NovDec: 84% on time (101 flights)84Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday51——
Friday52——
Saturday75——
Sunday69——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 2%

Cancellations: weather 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
May 3, 2026333%0
Mar 28, 2026367%0
Mar 14, 2026367%0
Mar 21, 20263100%0
Apr 4, 20263100%0

Questions

How often are flights from TPA to SDF on time?

85% of 404 scheduled flights from Tampa, FL to Louisville, KY arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from TPA to SDF?

March (76% on time). The best month is October (91%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.