Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Tampa
Flights on SFO–TPA arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 721 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights721
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)41%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 SFO → 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 83% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 926 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 791 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 266 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 230 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 257 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 282 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 280 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 267 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 25 min · 275 flights
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