Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Tampa
972 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAT–TPA arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights359
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft71%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 232 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 721 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 263 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 110 min · 91 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 172 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 171 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 232 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 189 flights · limited
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