LAX → TPA Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Tampa, FL · 143 flights, 2026-01-11 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 8 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 80% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 44% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+11 min
90th percentile
+42 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from LAX to TPA?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on LAX → TPA (143 flights, 2026-01-11 to 2026-06-30), 65% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +11 min; the worst 10% ran +42 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time9265%
16-30 min3021%
31-60 min128%
61-120 min43%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-01560%+10 min
2026-021771%+9 min
2026-032966%+18 min
2026-043077%+8 min
2026-053171%+11 min
2026-063043%+30 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2259%
Tue1872%
Wed1656%
Thu2264%
Fri2268%
Sat2080%
Sun2255%

WN flight numbers on LAX → TPA

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