Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 9 am and 1 time in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	HOU	TPA	2h 05m	75%	0.4%	1,012	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Tampa is 1 h ahead of Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	HOU 06:00 → ATL 09:05DL 2557	2h 09m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	5h 45m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	HOU 13:10 → ATL 16:18DL 1195	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 19:59 → TPA 21:30DL 1720	7h 20m	97%	72%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:10 → BNA 09:10WN 1954	2h 40m Nashville	BNA 11:50 → TPA 14:40WN 684	6h 30m	98%	71%
Delta Details →	HOU 10:16 → ATL 13:20DL 1509	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 16:20 → TPA 17:51DL 1425	6h 35m	99%	71%
Southwest Details →	HOU 15:35 → AUS 16:30WN 352	3h 10m Austin	AUS 19:40 → TPA 23:05WN 417	6h 30m	98%	68%
Delta Details →	HOU 17:12 → ATL 20:28DL 2381	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 22:59 → TPA 00:31 +1DL 1560	6h 19m	94%	66%
American Details →	HOU 06:03 → DFW 07:30AA 3395 · flown by Envoy	2h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:35 → TPA 13:06AA 3245	6h 04m	95%	63%
Southwest Details →	HOU 17:40 → BNA 19:35WN 1957	1h 50m Nashville	BNA 21:25 → TPA 00:18 +1WN 2173	5h 37m	81%	59%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HOU 16:14 → DFW 17:38AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	52m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:30 → TPA 22:00AA 2401	4h 54m	55%	29%
Southwest Details →	HOU 17:10 → STL 19:10WN 4724	50m St Louis	STL 20:00 → TPA 23:18WN 4619	5h 10m	54%	28%
Southwest Details →	HOU 13:30 → MDW 15:55WN 2041	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 17:15 → TPA 20:50WN 4520	6h 20m	55%	15%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 55m · leaves 06:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 13:10 20%

DAL · 1h 05m · leaves 17:30 21%

DFW · 52m · leaves 16:14 45%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 1970 HOU 05:30 → DEN United UA 1010 DEN 09:40 → TPA Connection details →	2h 45m	8h 44m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 2013 HOU 05:50 → LGA Delta DL 2106 LGA 12:35 → TPA Connection details →	2h 20m	8h 44m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 2622 HOU 05:50 → ATL Delta DL 1099 ATL 11:14 → TPA Connection details →	2h 24m	5h 55m	100%	83%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON