Salt Lake City (SLC) to Tampa (TPA): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly SLC to TPA matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in September 2025 to just 68% in July 2026. Across the full period the route averages 86% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 86%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 8 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 1.0%
- Flights/day
- 1.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 4h 7m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 1,888 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to TPA
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 85% | 9 min |
| Tuesdaybest | 93% | 6 min |
| Wednesday | 86% | 6 min |
| Thursday | 89% | 9 min |
| Friday | 83% | 7 min |
| Saturday | 85% | 6 min |
| Sunday | 83% | 14 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft26%
- Airline operations50%
- National airspace system15%
- Weather9%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to TPA delayed?
- 14% of SLC–TPA flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 8 minutes.
- How long is the flight from SLC to TPA?
- The scheduled SLC–TPA flight time averages 4h 7m over 1,888 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 14% of the time.
- How often are SLC to TPA flights cancelled?
- 1% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from SLC to TPA?
- July 2026 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 68% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2025 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 32-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 768 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.