LAS to TPA flight delays
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) Tampa, FL (TPA) · 1,984 miles
2,177 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
73.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.24%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
52 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Spirit Airlines arrived on time 17.9 points more often than Frontier Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 33 points more punctual than in May — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 8.8 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The two directions do not behave alike. TPA to LAS arrives on time 8.4 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Spirit Airlines arrived on time most often on LAS to TPA. Frontier Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in June.
Every airline on LAS to TPA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 1,218 | 68.13% | 0.57% | 49 min | D |
| Spirit Airlines | 811 | 82.47% | 2.1% | 59 min | C |
| Frontier Airlines | 148 | 64.58% | 2.03% | 61 min | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
TPA to LAS Tampa back to Las Vegas 81.61% on time COther routes from Las Vegas
Common questions
Are flights from Las Vegas to Tampa usually delayed?
73.2% of flights on the LAS to TPA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Las Vegas to Tampa?
Spirit Airlines, at 82.47% on time across 811 flights. The least punctual on the route was Frontier Airlines at 64.58%.
How often are LAS to TPA flights cancelled?
1.24% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Las Vegas to Tampa?
January, when 88.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 55.1%.
When LAS to TPA flights are late, how late are they?
About 52 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAS to TPA during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →