Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Phoenix
1,788 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–PHX arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,226 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights683
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights543
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 → PHX
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 69% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 162 flights · limited
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,742 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 432 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,020 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 444 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 492 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 497 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 462 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 494 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 484 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 514 flights
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