Route Reliability
Tampa → San Diego
TPA–SAN · 2,087 miles · Tampa International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 589
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Alaska Airlines84%364 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines65%225 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
TPA–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
TPA–SAN flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 66% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Alaska Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
Alaska Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 65%.
Slipping a little lately.
TPA–SAN flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon80%(81 flights)
- Tue82%(76 flights)
- Wed82%(74 flights)
- Thu81%(77 flights)
- Fri82%(84 flights)
- Sat69%(102 flights)
- Sun66%(88 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(183 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(157 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(5 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(185 flights)
- 6–9 PM60%(52 flights)
Jun 61% → May 66% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 61% | 33 |
| July 2025 | 69% | 32 |
| August 2025 | 86% | 36 |
| September 2025 | 85% | 33 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 52 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 49 |
| December 2025 | 85% | 48 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 60 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 68% | 59 |
| May 2026 | 66% | 62 |
Keep nerding
Based on 589 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.