TPA → LAS: 81% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Tampa to Las Vegas

1,984 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on TPA–LAS arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights

based on 898 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Spirit Airlines	82%	on time	40 min	0.0%	208
Southwest Airlines	80%	on time	25 min	0.5%	659
Frontier Airlines⚠ low data	77%	on time	35 min	0.0%	31

Spirit Airlines
On-time82%
Medianon time
p9040 min
Cancel0.0%
Flights208
Southwest Airlines
On-time80%
Medianon time
p9025 min
Cancel0.5%
Flights659
Frontier Airlines
On-time77%
Medianon time
p9035 min
Cancel0.0%
Flights31

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline28%
Weather1%
Air traffic (NAS)28%
Late aircraft42%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline33%
Weather0%
Air traffic (NAS)67%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 3 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 TPA → LAS

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 — 88% on time.

Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,560 flights
Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 404 flights
Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 418 flights
Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 300 flights
Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 389 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.

Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 395 flights
Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 396 flights
Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 452 flights
Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 455 flights
Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 456 flights
Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights

Keep exploring

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