Flights Tampa → Los Angeles
TPA → LAX
How long is the flight from Tampa to Los Angeles?
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Los Angeles operates with an 84% on-time performance, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.4 minutes. The Airbus A320 aircraft serves this busy route, which connects two major cities and utilizes the highly trafficked Los Angeles International Airport, opened in 1926 and serving over 76 million 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 Tampa (TPA) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 746 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,466 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 32m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of TPA-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 746 tracked TPA-LAX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-LAX
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 32m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 746 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Los Angeles is 1.07% across 746 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
