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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 72% on time.

Nonstops


American	PHX	TPA	3h 58m	78%	0.5%	732	Flying now
Southwest	PHX	TPA	3h 45m	63%	0.2%	485	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 Phoenix). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	PHX 20:32 → MCI 01:35WN 3459	3h 35m Kansas City	MCI 05:10 → TPA 08:45 +1WN 4796	9h 13m	100%	98%
Southwest Details →	PHX 22:25 → BWI 05:40WN 1170	2h 50m Baltimore	BWI 08:30 → TPA 11:00 +1WN 1120	9h 35m	100%	95%
Southwest Details →	PHX 19:15 → IND 01:40WN 3231	3h 30m Indianapolis	IND 05:10 → TPA 07:25 +1WN 518	9h 10m	98%	94%
Delta Details →	PHX 23:59 → ATL 06:39DL 929	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08 +1DL 1227	7h 10m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	PHX 17:05 → SLC 19:43DL 1738	3h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:36 → TPA 05:45 +1DL 2077	9h 40m	98%	87%
American Details →	PHX 22:48 → CLT 05:43AA 1330	1h 55m Charlotte	CLT 07:38 → TPA 09:22 +1AA 3320	7h 34m	93%	85%
Southwest Details →	PHX 20:55 → STL 01:52WN 3354	3h 13m St Louis	STL 05:05 → TPA 08:25 +1WN 3985	8h 30m	92%	84%
American Details →	PHX 23:35 → CLT 06:35AA 849	2h 40m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04 +1AA 2828	8h 29m	97%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PHX 07:24 → SFO 09:27UA 2209	1h 08m San Francisco	SFO 10:35 → TPA 18:53UA 2818	8h 29m	74%	52%
Southwest Details →	PHX 15:25 → DEN 18:10WN 3265	1h 05m Denver	DEN 19:15 → TPA 00:55 +1WN 2232	6h 25m	39%	16%
Southwest Details →	PHX 11:00 → MDW 16:20WN 4066	55m Chicago	MDW 17:15 → TPA 20:50WN 4520	6h 50m	43%	12%

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

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 06:40 2%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 06:15 4%

DTW · 1h 14m · leaves 23:04 17%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 09m · leaves 12:15 22%

MDW · 55m · leaves 11:00 57%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 15:25 61%

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.


Southwest WN 3261 PHX 08:50 → DEN United UA 2375 DEN 13:55 → TPA Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 43m	100%	86%
Southwest WN 3259 PHX 05:15 → DEN United UA 1010 DEN 09:40 → TPA Connection details →	1h 40m	6h 59m	96%	85%
Southwest WN 4744 PHX 08:10 → AUS Delta DL 3734 AUS 14:55 → TPA Connection details →	2h 30m	7h 51m	98%	83%

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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