TPA → IAHTampa to Houston

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Houston (IAH): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 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 Tampa and Houston. Updated 17 October 2026 at 16:23 UTC.

Today, TPA → IAH

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · UA1979United Departed IAH est. 13:04In the air · sched 13:13
  2. · UA2491United Departed Landed 08:24 −8
  3. · UA742United On schedule IAH 18:50scheduled

Checked TPA board 12:23 · IAH board 11:22

TPA Tampa busy · +23
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,265 km · ~2h 07m est.
dep bank 07:00–17:189x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 9x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live TPA and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92561 15:21 Mo Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2491 07:00 daily · UA1979 11:45 daily · UA742 17:18 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17UA2491arrived−8
10-14UA1979departed−8

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 ⛅ overcast · N 7 kt Full TPA delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 11 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TPA: 38% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +16 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 IAH 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 IAH questions

Is TPA–IAH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at TPA is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:18 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to IAH?

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.

How often does TPA–IAH fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 23 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.