The flight time from Tampa to Houston is 2 hours, 22 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 58 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
85%
United
84%
Southwest
60%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to Houston is 2 hours, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 58 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to Houston is 787 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Tampa
2 hours, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 21m
Southwest
2h 22m
Spirit
2h 25m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

25

Distance

787 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
22
Spirit
3
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from Houston by plane?

The distance from Tampa to Houston by plane is 787 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Tampa to Houston?

The flight time from Tampa to Houston is 2 hours, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 58 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 21 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 25 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to Houston?

United, Spirit, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to Houston?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to Houston (IAH). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Tampa 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 118 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Houston 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Tampa to Houston, Southwest is 60% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 60% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 85% 14% 1%
United 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 60% 40% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and Houston, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
United 14 117 6 141
Southwest 11 118 11 142
Spirit 12 121 9 145

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
2pm 0.18
6pm 0.01
9am 0.01
7am 0.88
12pm 0.3
4pm 0.39
5am 0.22
5pm 0.73
6am 0.18
3pm 0.31
7pm 0.01
1pm 0.26
11am 0.1

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Houston that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 124
February 103
March 124
April 122
May 95
June 88
July 92
August 93
September 90
October 95
November 134
December 154

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to Houston that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 3.62
Tuesday 3.54
Wednesday 3.65
Thursday 3.54
Friday 3.58
Saturday 3.71
Sunday 3.63

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Spirit 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
2pm 14 116 7 137
6pm 14 129 11 153
9am 19 159 37 216
7am 15 116 5 138
12pm 13 122 5 141
4pm 15 112 7 137
5am 12 119 10 143
5pm 14 116 10 145
6am 14 120 7 144
3pm 14 122 7 144
7pm 10 114 9 132
1pm 13 121 7 143
11am 16 124 6 146
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.