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TPA Tampa / MKE Milwaukee

TPA → MKE on time

Tampa (Tampa, FL) to General Mitchell (Milwaukee, WI). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
471 flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

72% of flights from Tampa to Milwaukee arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 8% 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 → MKE: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 62% of the time. About 1 in 15 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 118 three hours or more; 1.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 471 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines45372%1.3%−2 min6.6%+54 minSouthwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines18—————Frontier 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: too few flights (34 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (14 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (38 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (49 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (43 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (50 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (45 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: 58% on time (113 flights)585p
TPA → MKE, 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 airline and hour

DepartsSouthwest Airlines
5 p.m.58%

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: October (82%). Worst: March (69%).

40%70%100%Jan: 81% on time (103 flights)81JanFeb: 77% on time (106 flights)77FebMar: 69% on time (277 flights)69MarApr: 74% on time (168 flights)74AprMay: 70% on time (123 flights)70MayJun: too few flights (97 flights)JunJul: too few flights (96 flights)JulAug: too few flights (94 flights)AugSep: too few flights (91 flights)SepOct: 82% on time (105 flights)82OctNov: too few flights (98 flights)NovDec: 72% on time (108 flights)72Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday67——
Tuesday59——
Wednesday57——
Thursday57——
Friday66——
Saturday99——
Sunday66——

Why flights were late

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

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 4%

Cancellations: weather 4 · air traffic/airport 3

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Mar 16, 202630%3
Mar 27, 2026333%0
Mar 23, 2026333%0
May 2, 2026333%0
Mar 7, 2026650%0

Questions

How often are flights from TPA to MKE on time?

72% of 471 scheduled flights from Tampa, FL to Milwaukee, WI arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from TPA to MKE?

March (69% on time). The best month is October (82%), 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.