Historical on-time performance
Houston to Tampa
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–TPA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 979 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights979
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HOU → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 914 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 816 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 35 min · 619 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 479 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 60 min · 253 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 446 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 454 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 453 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 448 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 398 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 482 flights
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