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TPA Tampa / SAT San Antonio

TPA → SAT on time

Tampa (Tampa, FL) to San Antonio (San Antonio, TX). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
367 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

77% of flights from Tampa to San Antonio arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 5% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for TPA → SAT: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 68% of the time. About 1 in 20 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 122 three hours or more; 0.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 367 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines36777%0.5%−8 min4.9%+49 minSouthwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at TPA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%noon departures: too few flights (67 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (59 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (13 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (73 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (73 flights)4p
TPA → SAT, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: April (80%). Worst: March (66%).

40%70%100%Jan: 74% on time (109 flights)74JanFeb: 72% on time (100 flights)72FebMar: 66% on time (138 flights)66MarApr: 80% on time (113 flights)80AprMay: 75% on time (110 flights)75MayJun: 73% on time (116 flights)73JunJul: 73% on time (116 flights)73JulAug: too few flights (94 flights)AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: too few flights (97 flights)OctNov: 76% on time (102 flights)76NovDec: 73% on time (109 flights)73Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday52——
Saturday53——
Sunday53——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 1%

Cancellations: airline 1 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from TPA to SAT on time?

77% of 367 scheduled flights from Tampa, FL to San Antonio, TX arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from TPA to SAT?

March (66% on time). The best month is April (80%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.