Flights Phoenix → Tampa
PHX → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance rate of 78%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 358 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21,528,249 passengers annually.
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 Phoenix (PHX) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 443 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), 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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Tampa (TPA) heads east for about 2,872 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 1m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of PHX-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 443 tracked PHX-TPA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-TPA
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 443 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Tampa is 0.45% across 443 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
