Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Tampa
1,788 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–TPA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,240 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights684
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights556
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 PHX → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 81% on time.
- Overnights81% on time · p90 55 min · 124 flights · limited
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,146 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 583 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,108 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 50 min · 436 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 454 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 501 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 498 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 493 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 504 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 495 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 40 min · 453 flights
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