Historical on-time performance
Tampa to New York
1,010 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–LGA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,850 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.1%Flights700
- Delta Air LinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.4%Flights1,638
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time61%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.7%Flights512
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 96 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 → LGA
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,178 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,279 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,545 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 105 min · 1,998 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 991 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,152 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,145 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,184 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,172 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 80 min · 1,186 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,192 flights
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