Historical on-time performance
Tampa to San Diego
2,087 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–SAN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly TPA → SAN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 339 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 55 min · 248 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 65 min · 281 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 106 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 128 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 122 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 126 flights · limited
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 85 min · 130 flights · limited
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