Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 12 pm and 29% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LAX	TPA	4h 50m	79%	1.7%	660	Flying now
Southwest	LAX	TPA	4h 30m	66%	0.0%	174	Flying now
United	LAX	TPA	4h 38m	89%	0.3%	358	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Tampa is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	LAX 20:25 → MCI 01:35WN 2408	3h 35m Kansas City	MCI 05:10 → TPA 08:45 +1WN 4796	9h 20m	100%	98%
Southwest Details →	LAX 21:50 → BWI 05:45WN 2385	2h 45m Baltimore	BWI 08:30 → TPA 11:00 +1WN 1120	10h 10m	100%	95%
American Details →	LAX 21:41 → CLT 05:24AA 2199	2h 14m Charlotte	CLT 07:38 → TPA 09:22 +1AA 3320	8h 41m	99%	91%
United Details →	LAX 22:35 → ORD 04:51UA 353	2h 40m Chicago	ORD 07:31 → TPA 11:24 +1UA 2326	9h 49m	99%	90%
United Details →	LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491	1h 13m Houston	IAH 07:25 → TPA 10:45UA 1353	6h 54m	96%	89%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 07:25 → TPA 08:54 +1DL 2605	8h 09m	98%	89%
United Details →	LAX 21:30 → IAD 05:36UA 2632	3h 24m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → TPA 11:32 +1UA 683	11h 02m	99%	89%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	1h 18m Denver	DEN 09:40 → TPA 15:14UA 1010	7h 14m	100%	89%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	LAX 07:05 → ATL 14:30DL 515	50m Atlanta	ATL 15:20 → TPA 16:50DL 759	6h 45m	72%	50%
Delta Details →	LAX 11:45 → DTW 19:09DL 802	50m Detroit	DTW 19:59 → TPA 22:35DL 1355	7h 54m	66%	50%
American Details →	LAX 11:40 → ORD 18:12AA 1050	1h 05m Chicago	ORD 19:17 → TPA 21:52AA 353	8h 27m	67%	40%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

MSP · 1h 20m · leaves 06:25 3%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 00:51 4%

PHX · 53m · leaves 06:19 9%

Afternoon and evening

HOU · 1h 20m · leaves 14:10 51%

SFO · 1h 03m · leaves 18:45 58%

STL · 50m · leaves 13:30 63%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 783 LAX 21:45 → ATL Southwest WN 244 ATL 07:05 → TPA Connection details →	2h 04m	7h 45m	92%	91%
American AA 1200 LAX 21:01 → IAD United UA 683 IAD 09:00 → TPA Connection details →	4h 00m	11h 31m	100%	91%
Alaska AS 1610 LAX 16:25 → SFO United UA 649 SFO 21:13 → TPA Connection details →	3h 26m	10h 13m	97%	87%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

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