Route Reliability
Houston → Tampa
IAH–TPA · 787 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tampa International Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 1,710
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines84%1,376 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines70%173 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines68%161 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
IAH–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 71% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
IAH–TPA flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 68%.
Recent months have been rougher.
IAH–TPA flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 89% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon77%(256 flights)
- Tue88%(216 flights)
- Wed85%(210 flights)
- Thu82%(254 flights)
- Fri80%(249 flights)
- Sat82%(242 flights)
- Sun75%(267 flights)
- 6–9 AM95%(373 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM73%(60 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(680 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(67 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(455 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(59 flights)
Jun 66% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 169 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 173 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 145 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 134 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 123 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 146 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 150 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 145 |
| February 2026 | 94% | 115 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 136 |
| April 2026 | 82% | 135 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 123 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,710 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.