Historical on-time performance
San Juan to Tampa
1,237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJU–TPA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights471
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights594
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.8%Flights211
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time45%Median10 minp9065 minCancel16.1%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft63%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather35%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 SJU → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,332 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 578 flights
- Early mornings72% on time · p90 55 min · 297 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 848 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 699 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 100 min · 873 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 566 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 591 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 642 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 676 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 678 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 721 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 753 flights
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