Flights Tampa → Phoenix
TPA → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 358 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 44,397,854 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 444 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 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,872 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 1m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 64% of TPA-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 444 tracked TPA-PHX flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.2% 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 TPA-PHX
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Phoenix is 0.23% across 444 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.
