Route · TPA → STL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Tampa to St. Louis
The TPA–STL corridor (Tampa, FL → St. Louis, MO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 5 carriers across roughly 869 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.7%
- On-time
- +3.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 61 min
- Delay when late
- 6,176
- Flights
Cancelled
1.4%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 60%
Distance
869 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 108 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN,F9 |
| Nov 2025 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | F9,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 95 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 93 | 16 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 100 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 98 | 22 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 87 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 110 | 28 | 2 | 2 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 99 | 8 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 96 | 7 | 10 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 14 | 6 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 95 | 14 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 100 | 40 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 99 | 27 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 96 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 105 | 35 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
1.4%
32 of 2,303 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
3 of 2,303 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
TPA - Tampa
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Tampa, FL.
Origin airport →STL - St. Louis
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for St. Louis, MO.
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What the Data Says About TPA to STL
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Tampa to St. Louis (TPA to STL) running a 82.7% on-time rate over 6,176 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 61.0 minutes. The 869-mile corridor is served by 5 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.4% of 2,303 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 60% - a 33-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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