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DL 749 on time

Delta Air Lines 749: Los Angeles to Tampa at 10:40 a.m.; Tampa to Los Angeles at 7:16 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LAX → TPA, its busiest leg

On time
78%
365 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 749 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 749: LAX → TPA

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 10:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60NovDec 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5287%
Friday5273%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5269%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%

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DL 749: TPA → LAX

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 7:16 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (243 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Tampa to Los Angeles (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last TPA–LAX flight was cancelled 0.7% of the time, against 1.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:31 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76AugSep 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92SepOct 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73OctNov 2025: 77% on time (22 flights)77NovDec 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54DecJan 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarMay 2026: 60% on time (20 flights)60MayJun 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JunJul 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JulAug 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4176%
Tuesday4088%
Wednesday3987%
Thursday4083%
Friday4161%
Saturday4—
Sunday3853%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Late inbound plane 28%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 749 from LAX to TPA late?

Delta Air Lines 749 from Los Angeles, CA to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 749 from TPA to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 749 from Tampa, FL to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 243 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.