Route Reliability
Los Angeles → Tampa
LAX–TPA · 2,158 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Tampa International Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,193
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines90%419 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines78%661 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines71%113 flights
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
LAX–TPA flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 12–3 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
LAX–TPA flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 78%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 71%.
Slipping a little lately.
LAX–TPA flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon82%(176 flights)
- Tue81%(167 flights)
- Wed86%(164 flights)
- Thu80%(181 flights)
- Fri78%(175 flights)
- Sat85%(132 flights)
- Sun79%(184 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(5 flights)
- 6–9 AM81%(69 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(605 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(32 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM83%(468 flights)
Jun 78% → May 75% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 78% | 83 |
| July 2025 | 80% | 84 |
| August 2025 | 91% | 86 |
| September 2025 | 95% | 84 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 92 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 104 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 106 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 103 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 97 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 115 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 120 |
| May 2026 | 75% | 105 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,193 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.