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 7% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	TPA	SAT	2h 55m	78%	0.3%	371	Flying now
Spirit	TPA	SAT	–	67%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach San Antonio on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (San Antonio 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	3h 19m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → SAT 13:38DL 1408	7h 21m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	TPA 05:15 → ATL 06:48DL 2330	1h 34m Atlanta	ATL 08:22 → SAT 09:52DL 1676	5h 37m	97%	82%
United Details →	TPA 07:15 → IAH 08:42UA 2491	57m Houston	IAH 09:39 → SAT 10:46UA 6201 · flown by Mesa	4h 31m	93%	82%
Southwest Details →	TPA 05:40 → HOU 06:55WN 4023	2h 30m Houston	HOU 09:25 → SAT 10:25WN 1432	5h 45m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	TPA 05:15 → DEN 06:55WN 4018	2h 25m Denver	DEN 09:20 → SAT 12:25WN 3149	8h 10m	100%	81%
American Details →	TPA 06:01 → PHL 08:39AA 1806	1h 51m Philadelphia	PHL 10:30 → SAT 13:30AA 2489	8h 29m	97%	81%
Southwest Details →	TPA 05:20 → MDW 07:00WN 4031	3h 35m Chicago	MDW 10:35 → SAT 13:15WN 2570	8h 55m	100%	81%
United Details →	TPA 11:55 → IAH 13:22UA 2421	3h 13m Houston	IAH 16:35 → SAT 17:44UA 5379 · flown by SkyWest	6h 49m	97%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	TPA 15:28 → CLT 17:26AA 2832	1h 08m Charlotte	CLT 18:34 → SAT 20:40AA 1258	6h 12m	74%	52%
Delta Details →	TPA 15:17 → MSP 17:40DL 2696	55m Minneapolis	MSP 18:35 → SAT 21:32DL 2773	7h 15m	72%	51%
Delta Details →	TPA 16:32 → ATL 18:17DL 1167	52m Atlanta	ATL 19:09 → SAT 20:41DL 2893	5h 09m	67%	49%

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

STL · 55m · leaves 05:52 2%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 06:44 6%

IAH · 57m · leaves 07:15 7%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 17:25 29%

ATL · 52m · leaves 16:32 33%

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 19:50 65%

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 4018 TPA 05:15 → DEN United UA 2625 DEN 09:35 → SAT Connection details →	2h 40m	8h 28m	100%	92%
Southwest WN 4987 TPA 09:20 → ATL Delta DL 2009 ATL 13:45 → SAT Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 54m	100%	80%
Frontier F9 1853 TPA 07:00 → ATL Delta DL 1408 ATL 12:15 → SAT Connection details →	3h 14m	7h 41m	95%	79%

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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