Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Tampa
Flights on PHX–TPA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,230 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights733
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time62%Median5 minp9060 minCancel0.2%Flights497
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 6 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 PHX → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 84% on time.
- Overnights84% on time · p90 30 min · 212 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 1,198 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 547 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,125 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 55 min · 427 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 457 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 514 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 510 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 517 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 35 min · 518 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 459 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 535 flights
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