Historical on-time performance
New York to Tampa
1,010 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,752 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.9%Flights1,604
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.6%Flights701
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.7%Flights447
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,056 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,228 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 90 min · 1,429 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 110 min · 1,955 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 105 min · 364 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 969 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,161 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,154 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 90 min · 1,193 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,178 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,169 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,208 flights
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