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Best Airline: DFW to TPA

Dallas to Tampa — airline reliability comparison

Spirit Airlines is the most reliable airline on the DFW to TPA route with a 78% on-time rate, compared to at 62%. Based on 688 flights tracked.

This route involves high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

Spirit Airlines78%
Frontier Airlines71%
American Airlines68%
62%

DFW to TPA Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
Spirit AirlinesNKBest78%1.8%62m688
Frontier AirlinesF971%2.5%72m898
American AirlinesAA68%3.0%70m8,745
MQWorst62%1.9%70m55

Route Overview

69%
Overall On-Time
71m
Avg Delay
2.9%
Cancel Rate
10,439
Total Flights
DFW to TPA Route DetailsReturn: TPA to DFW
DFW AirportTPA Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.