Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Tampa
2,087 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–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)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 SAN → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 35 min · 247 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 114 flights · limited
- Mornings68% on time · p90 50 min · 512 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 106 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 126 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 128 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 146 flights · limited
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 115 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 40 min · 122 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 60 min · 130 flights · limited
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