Flights Tampa → New York
TPA → LGA
How long is the flight from Tampa to New York?
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 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 New York operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance for 79% of its total flights. Over the course of the year, this route sees an average delay of 13.7 minutes per flight and utilizes aircraft such as Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88 to serve one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, with over 29 million passengers annually at the destination airport.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1549 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,628 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of TPA-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,549 tracked TPA-LGA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-LGA
The flight from Tampa (TPA) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Tampa (TPA) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1549 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-New York is 3.16% across 1549 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
