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 5 at 8 am and 37% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	TPA	HOU	2h 25m	80%	0.5%	1,032	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	TPA 07:20 → ATL 08:56DL 1486	2h 09m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:11DL 1195	5h 52m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	TPA 05:15 → ATL 06:48DL 2330	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 08:20 → HOU 09:28DL 1509	5h 09m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	TPA 10:00 → ATL 11:35DL 2605	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → HOU 16:23DL 2381	7h 25m	100%	78%
Southwest Details →	TPA 06:05 → DAL 07:35WN 1406	2h 55m Dallas	DAL 10:30 → HOU 11:45WN 23	6h 40m	98%	76%
American Details →	TPA 05:45 → DFW 07:36AA 2268	3h 15m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	7h 31m	97%	76%
Southwest Details →	TPA 07:55 → MSY 08:35WN 934	3h 45m New Orleans	MSY 12:20 → HOU 13:35WN 1642	6h 40m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	TPA 15:18 → ATL 16:54DL 1525	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 20:35 → HOU 21:43DL 2051	7h 25m	96%	70%
Southwest Details →	TPA 17:10 → MSY 17:45WN 4038	2h 50m New Orleans	MSY 20:35 → HOU 21:50WN 4662	5h 40m	96%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	TPA 17:55 → ATL 19:42DL 759	53m Atlanta	ATL 20:35 → HOU 21:43DL 2051	4h 48m	63%	46%
Southwest Details →	TPA 20:45 → BNA 21:40WN 4006	1h 05m Nashville	BNA 22:45 → HOU 00:50 +1WN 4474	5h 00m	54%	25%
Southwest Details →	TPA 17:10 → MSY 17:45WN 4038	55m New Orleans	MSY 18:40 → HOU 19:55WN 1810	3h 45m	55%	23%

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

DAL · 55m · leaves 06:05 7%

DEN · 50m · leaves 07:35 17%

DFW · 49m · leaves 05:45 19%

Afternoon and evening

MSY · 55m · leaves 17:10 45%

BNA · 1h 05m · leaves 20:45 46%

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 19:50 75%

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.


Delta DL 2330 TPA 05:15 → ATL Southwest WN 4914 ATL 09:30 → HOU Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 20m	98%	75%
Frontier F9 1853 TPA 07:00 → ATL Delta DL 1195 ATL 11:05 → HOU Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 12m	85%	71%
Delta DL 1227 TPA 11:14 → ATL Southwest WN 206 ATL 16:05 → HOU Connection details →	3h 12m	7h 01m	99%	64%

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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