Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Tampa
2,393 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–TPA arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 657 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.2%Flights657
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 939 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 25 min · 752 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 151 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 88% on time.
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 264 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 245 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 275 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 258 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 277 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 271 flights
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