Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Tampa
2,158 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–TPA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,003 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 minCancel0.0%Flights399
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights604
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 617 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,393 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,225 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 401 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 494 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 437 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 506 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 500 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 401 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 40 min · 505 flights
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