Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Tampa (TPA): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,265 km, an estimated 2 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Tampa. Updated 23 October 2026 at 04:22 UTC.
Left IAH at 12:59, 24 min after its 12:35 slot.
Landing estimate from 243,162 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The TPA board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track UA1501 →Checked IAH board 23:22 · TPA board 00:09
route health from live IAH and TPA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at TPA: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to TPA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search — Houston (IAH) to Tampa (TPA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:20 and evening departures around 17:36 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 1,265 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 119–138 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 23 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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