Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Tampa
972 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAT–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 352 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights352
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft67%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 1 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 SAT → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 258 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 700 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 252 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 179 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 207 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 170 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 172 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 190 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 232 flights
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