TPA → SANTampa to San Diego

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to San Diego (SAN): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,352 km, an estimated 4 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and San Diego. Updated 1 November 2026 at 10:39 UTC.

Today, TPA → SAN

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. · WN2449Southwest On schedule SAN 12:20scheduled

Checked TPA board 22:40 · SAN board 02:39

TPA Tampa smooth · +2
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
3,352 km · ~4h 48m est.
dep bank 16:50–20:3513x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 5 tracked TPA → SAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~4h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesSouthwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS518 19:25 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN2543 16:50 Tu We · WN3074 16:50 Mo Th Fr · WN3914 20:35 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AS518departed+11
10-30WN3074arrived−10
10-29AS518departed+24
10-29WN3074departed+46
10-28AS518arrived−18
10-27AS518arrived−3
10-26AS518arrived−25
10-25AS518arrived−23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
TPATampa +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 5 kt Full TPA delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 4 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 52% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPA to SAN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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TPA to SAN questions

Is TPA–SAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–SAN?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:25 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 3,352 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 267–317 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–SAN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 13 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.