TPA Tampa International Airport
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Tampa18:15·27°C·#122/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+4 min

Tampa (TPA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +4 min, arrivals 3 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
18:00today +4 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Tampa (TPA) delays today: 78% of the 270 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +4 min and arrivals 3 min early, across 329 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 23 October 2026 at 19:39 UTC.

Departures117 timed
On time79%92
Delayed21%25
typical now +4 min
Arrivals153 timed
On time76%117
Delayed24%36
typical now 3 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
17:43 18:51DL 759ATL +68 min
18:10DL 1679CVG on time
18:12DL 1243DTW on time
18:20AA 2055PHL on time
18:29DL 2264MSP on time
18:30MX 2511GSP on time
18:35WN 3062AUS on time
18:39F9 4092BWI on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +22. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:52 18:24F9 2748DEN +92 min
17:11 18:23AA 545CLT +72 min
17:20 18:53WK 4ZRH +93 min
18:07AA 3310DCA on time
18:13 18:23DL 749LAX +10 min
18:15WN 1625MCI on time
Running late right now7 of 51 still on the board · 14%
+93
WK 4 from ZRH · arr 18:53
Flights this late at TPA still cancel only 0.0% of the time.
+92
F9 2748 from DEN · arr 18:24
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+72
AA 545 from CLT · arr 18:23
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~26 min.
+68
DL 759 → ATL · dep 18:51
Board says +68. When this board first posts +60, the median flight departs +72.
In the air to TPAlive positions · 3-min feed
18aircraft inbound · next to land DL 1439 from BOS, lands ~18:17
DL 1439BOS
on final · ~18:17
WN 1625MCI
lands ~18:20
DL 749LAX
lands ~18:22
AA 2753CLT
lands ~18:25

Positions as of 18:09 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BOS+41m
MIA+29m
Why6 kt winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at TPA in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 12th worst day of the last 18. Median day: +7 min departures.

Typical week here
+11
MON
+4
TUE
+4
WED
+15
THU
+15
FRI
+13
SAT
+21
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+4 min), heaviest on Sunday (+21 min).

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Sample · what you getTPA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/tampa-TPA

Tampa airport delays today

TPA has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +4 min. Arrivals are 3 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 22:00 (+3 min expected).

Nearby gateways: SRQ MCO RSW PBI JAX FLL · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Tampa

Is Tampa (TPA) delayed right now?

TPA has minor delays. Departures +4 min, arrivals 3 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 78% of the 270 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Tampa (TPA)?

Winds Variable at 6kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 27°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 30.03 inHg, Few clouds at 6000ft. 27°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Tampa (TPA)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+4 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+21 min).

How often are flights delayed at TPA today?

We tracked 329 flights today: departures +4 min, arrivals 3 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for TPA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-050 at 8kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind6 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew27 / 11 °C
Pressure1017 hPa
KTPA 232153Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW060 27/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02670106 $
17:00 to 00:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 8kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft
00:00 to 11:00VFRWinds NNE-020 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
11:00 to 20:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 10kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
0.6/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 17:53 local · 22m ago · delay window 15:39 local · How these are computed → methodology