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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → Tampa

FLL–TPA · 197 miles · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Tampa International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
1,439
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines87%364 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines72%886 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways66%189 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FLL–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FLL–TPA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 63% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 66%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(209 flights)
  • Tue85%(193 flights)
  • Wed84%(190 flights)
  • Thu76%(208 flights)
  • Fri70%(212 flights)
  • Sat76%(193 flights)
  • Sun63%(207 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(379 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(182 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(166 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(183 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(390 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(112 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 83% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%88
July 202578%92
August 202580%104
September 202584%105
October 202582%112
November 202580%117
December 202571%148
January 202677%153
February 202667%133
March 202658%162
April 202670%133
May 202685%65

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,439 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.