Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Tampa
197 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–TPA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,323 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights307
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.4%Flights883
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.5%Flights133
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline43%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly FLL → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,420 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 518 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 85 min · 359 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 584 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,046 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 549 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 555 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 589 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 583 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 578 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 517 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 75 min · 556 flights
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