Flights Fort Lauderdale → Tampa
FLL → TPA
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 443 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 5 min | 0.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 59% | 23 min | 7.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about FLL-TPA
On the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 443 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Tampa is 3.16% across 443 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
