The nonstop is quickest: Southwest TPA → LAX (5h 35m), on time 3 times in 4. Southwest via Denver (8h 50m) is more reliable, 91%, but takes 3h 15m longer.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No Southwest flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 Southwest flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
| WN 4882 | TPA 13:20 | LAX 15:20 | 5h 00m | 58 | 74% | 0.0% | 45 min |
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| Southwest | TPA | LAX | 5h 35m | 74% | 0.0% | 174 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| SouthwestDetails → | TPA 05:52 → STL 07:15WN 4048 | 55m St Louis | STL 08:10 → LAX 10:05WN 3937 | 7h 13m | 98% | 84% |
| SouthwestDetails → | TPA 05:15 → DEN 06:55WN 4018 | 55m Denver | DEN 07:50 → LAX 09:20WN 1568 | 7h 05m | 88% | 72% |
| SouthwestDetails → | TPA 10:00 → AUS 11:30WN 3999 | 1h 15m Austin | AUS 12:45 → LAX 13:50WN 333 | 6h 50m | 88% | 61% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON