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Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 7% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 182 minutes. It was cancelled 0.6% of the time.

On-time arrivals
92.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
182 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
156
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 50%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 42%
  • Air traffic control & airport 6%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Diego (SAN)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 56% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 86 minutes. It was cancelled 4.1% of the time.

On-time arrivals
44.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
4.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
86 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
73
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 43%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 28%
  • Air traffic control & airport 16%
  • Extreme weather 13%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Jun 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 46.4% 29
October 2025 41.4% 29
November 2025 90.0% 30
December 2025 96.8% 31
January 2026 83.3% 31
February 2026 96.4% 28
March 2026 93.5% 31
April 2026 100.0% 6
May 2026 40.0% 11
June 2026 100.0% 3

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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