Historical on-time performance
Tampa to San Antonio
972 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–SAT arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%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-time74%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights359
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 → SAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 173 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 403 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 631 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 155 min · 79 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 180 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 210 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 171 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 164 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 30 min · 172 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 35 min · 189 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 232 flights
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