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SLC Salt Lake City / TPA Tampa

SLC → TPA on time

Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City, UT) to Tampa (Tampa, FL). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.3%
368 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

85% of flights from Salt Lake City to Tampa arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 2% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for SLC → TPA: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 72% of the time. About 1 in 46 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 368 three hours or more; 0.3% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 368 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines36387%0.3%−8 min2.2%+43 minDelta Air Lines
Southwest Airlines5—————Southwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at SLC). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%5 p.m. departures: too few flights (23 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights9p10 p.m. departures: too few flights10p11 p.m. departures: 86% on time (340 flights)8611p
SLC → TPA, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By airline and hour

DepartsDelta Air Lines
11 p.m.86%

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: March (84%). Worst: March (84%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: 84% on time (105 flights)84MarApr: too few flights (93 flights)AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (92 flights)OctNov: too few flights (87 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday51——
Friday51——
Saturday57——
Sunday52——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Late inbound plane 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%

Cancellations: airline 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 207711:55 p.m.36387%0.3%−8 minDelta Air Lines

Questions

How often are flights from SLC to TPA on time?

85% of 368 scheduled flights from Salt Lake City, UT to Tampa, FL arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from SLC to TPA?

March (84% on time). The best month is March (84%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.