Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Phoenix
Flights on TPA–PHX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,231 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.2%Flights497
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.5%Flights734
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 5 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 → PHX
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 68% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,724 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 286 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 441 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,018 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 441 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 516 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 474 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 496 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 517 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 510 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 546 flights
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