TPA → HOUTampa to Houston

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Houston (HOU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 21 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,255 km, an estimated 2 hours 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and Houston. Updated 17 October 2026 at 04:54 UTC.

Today, TPA → HOU

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · WN4169Southwest On schedule HOU 14:00scheduled
  2. · WN4170 On schedule HOU 19:00scheduled
  3. · WN4468Southwest On schedule HOU 07:30scheduled

Checked TPA board 00:39 · HOU board 23:54

TPA Tampa busy · +23
HOU Houston disrupted · +60
1,255 km · ~2h 07m est.
dep bank 05:45–21:457x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
45 / 100

route health from live TPA and HOU delay boards

Median arrival delay is +21 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+21 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4468 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN9 10:15 Su · WN241 10:55 Tu We · WN19 12:40 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN19arrived+1
10-16WN4169arrived+83
10-16WN4170arrived+14
10-14WN1790departed+21

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
TPATampa +23 min busy 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full TPA delay board →
HOUHouston +60 min disrupted 🌤 scattered clouds · N 16 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TPA and HOU: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPA to HOU 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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TPA to HOU questions

Is TPA–HOU running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at HOU is the weaker end, route health score 45/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–HOU?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:35 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 1,255 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 119–138 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 27 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.