Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Los Angeles
2,158 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–LAX arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,001 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights397
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights604
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 TPA → LAX
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 76% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 15 min · 99 flights · limited
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,812 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 20 min · 54 flights · limited
- Evenings76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,255 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 416 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 401 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 494 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 426 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 507 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 494 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 502 flights
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