Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Diego → Tampa via Los Angeles: arrives on time 78%

  1. 06:15 SAN → 07:34 LAX
    DL 3743 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 19m · 95% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:11 LAX → 18:01 TPA
    DL 749 · Delta · 4h 50m · 80% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 112 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 46mSAN 06:15 to TPA 18:01, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.