Historical on-time performance
New York to Tampa
1,010 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–TPA arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,848 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.2%Flights1,638
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.0%Flights700
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.3%Flights510
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 91 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 LGA → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,091 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,254 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 90 min · 1,492 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 100 min · 1,845 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 105 min · 340 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 996 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,151 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,144 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,185 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 90 min · 1,186 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,173 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 85 min · 1,187 flights
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