Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Los Angeles
2,158 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.3%Flights400
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights661
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 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 → LAX
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 77% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 269 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,615 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,311 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 424 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 442 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 396 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 503 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 515 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 496 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 507 flights
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