Route · TPA → SAN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Tampa to San Diego
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), TPA to SAN (Tampa to San Diego) ranks #4755 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 74.7%
- On-time
- -4.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 66 min
- Delay when late
- 665
- Flights
- #4755 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
4.1%
Best Month
Oct 2025 71%
Worst Month
Oct 2025 71%
Distance
2,087 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Nov 2025 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AS,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | AS,WN |
| Sep 2025 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Aug 2025 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | AS,WN |
| Jun 2025 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 0 | AS,WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | AS |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2024 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | AS,WN |
| Jul 2024 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | AS,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | AS,WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 0 | AS |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AS |
TPA–SAN seasonal on-time pattern
Best: December (88.6%) · weakest: March (35.5%)
Strongest calendar month
December
88.6% on-time · ~40 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
November
~49 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
March
35.5% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
4.1%
27 of 665 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 665 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
TPA - Tampa
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Tampa, FL.
TPA on-time profileSAN - San Diego
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Diego, CA.
SAN on-time profileCompare the two airports
See TPA and SAN side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare TPA vs SANOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from TPA
Among 51 routes leaving TPA, only 2 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 3 stay ≥85% and 46 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing TPA options should weigh this 74.7% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4523 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About TPA to SAN
On-time performance on the TPA to SAN pairing (Tampa to San Diego) trails a chunk of the network: 74.7% of 665 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 65.8-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 2,087 miles across 3 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 4.1% (27 of 665 flights), with 0.2% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, TPA–SAN peaks in December at 88.6% on-time while November carries the heaviest traffic (~49 flights per month) ; the softest month is March at 35.5%, a 53.1-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using TPA–SAN data
TPA–SAN sits 4.3 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare TPA and SAN airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. TPA airport
- If your dates flex, December (88.6% on-time) beats March (35.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 74.7% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.