Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Tampa
2,158 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,121 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.3%Flights399
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights661
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Median5 minp9025 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline82%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 11 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 LAX → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 696 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,187 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,399 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 400 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 418 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 443 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 498 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 508 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 507 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 509 flights
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