TPA → SANTampa to San Diego

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to San Diego (SAN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 31 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 17 October 2026 at 10:58 UTC.

Today, TPA → SAN

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · WN4175Southwest On schedule SAN 15:50scheduled

Checked TPA board 06:31 · SAN board 03:58

TPA Tampa busy · +23
SAN San Diego disrupted · +217
3,352 km · ~4h 48m est.
dep bank 13:50–20:3514x weekly
Disrupted · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
35 / 100

route health from live TPA and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +31 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+31 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 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 WN4175 13:50 Sa · WN2543 16:50 Tu We · WN3074 16:50 Mo Th Fr · WN3914 20:35 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN3074dep +95 → arr+71
10-15AS518dep +62 → arr+31
10-15WN3074dep +62 → arr−5
10-14AS518arrived−38

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 +23 min busy 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full TPA delay board →
SANSan Diego +217 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 9 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 55% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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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How we measure this →

TPA to SAN questions

Is TPA–SAN running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 35/100. 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 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.