Historical on-time performance
Tampa to San Francisco
2,393 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–SFO arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 655 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights655
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 → SFO
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,130 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 665 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 256 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 246 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 266 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 270 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 274 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 261 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 285 flights
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