Route Reliability
Tampa → Houston
TPA–IAH · 787 miles · Tampa International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 1,717
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines87%1,375 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines76%181 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines69%161 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
TPA–IAH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
TPA–IAH flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 80%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.
Slipping a little lately.
TPA–IAH flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% 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
- Mon84%(256 flights)
- Tue88%(218 flights)
- Wed87%(212 flights)
- Thu84%(254 flights)
- Fri81%(251 flights)
- Sat87%(241 flights)
- Sun80%(272 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(8 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(420 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(708 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(110 flights)
- 3–6 PM74%(408 flights)
- 6–9 PM52%(44 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(6 flights)
Jun 72% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 169 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 177 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 149 |
| September 2025 | 95% | 135 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 124 |
| November 2025 | 88% | 147 |
| December 2025 | 86% | 148 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 145 |
| February 2026 | 97% | 115 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 137 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 135 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 123 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,717 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.