Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Houston
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–HOU arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 983 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights983
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 TPA → HOU
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,111 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 678 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 225 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 567 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 70 min · 509 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 402 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 445 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 447 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 398 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 454 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 455 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 489 flights
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