Historical on-time performance
Tampa to San Antonio
972 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–SAT arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%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-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights352
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft70%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 TPA → SAT
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 202 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 375 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 617 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 179 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 212 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 172 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 30 min · 170 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 35 min · 190 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 232 flights
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