Historical on-time performance
Houston to Sarasota
789 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–SRQ arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 123 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 28 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → SRQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 384 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 110 min · 115 flights · limited
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 90 min · 110 flights · limited
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