The flight time from Tampa to San Antonio is 2 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TPA Tampa, FL on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 27 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAT San Antonio, TX 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
77%
Spirit
60%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tampa to San Antonio is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 27 minutes.

The flight distance from Tampa to San Antonio is 972 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Antonio to Tampa
2 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 42m
Spirit
2h 54m
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

9

Distance

972 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
8
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tampa from San Antonio by plane?

The distance from Tampa to San Antonio by plane is 972 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 San Antonio?

The flight time from Tampa to San Antonio is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 27 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 54 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tampa to San Antonio?

Southwest and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Tampa to San Antonio.

Does Southwest fly from Tampa to San Antonio?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Antonio (SAT). On average, they have 8 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 147 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives San Antonio 1 minute late

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 San Antonio, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 77% 22% 1%
Spirit 60% 38% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tampa and San Antonio, 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)
Southwest 12 145 4 162
Spirit 14 153 5 174

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
11am 0.04
10am 0.11
5pm 0.04
2pm 0.31
1pm 0.1
8pm 0.01
3pm 0.19
6pm 0.05
9pm 0.02
6am 0.04
7pm 0.01
4pm 0.12
10pm 0.01
8am 0.02
9am 0.21
12pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to San Antonio 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 45
February 43
March 67
April 41
May 31
June 38
July 39
August 35
September 30
October 34
November 38
December 42

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tampa to San Antonio 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 1.27
Tuesday 1.15
Wednesday 1.15
Thursday 1.27
Friday 1.29
Saturday 1.62
Sunday 1.54

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
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
11am 13 144 5 167
10am 12 155 4 171
5pm 10 151 4 168
2pm 11 149 4 166
1pm 12 143 4 159
8pm 13 163 4 189
3pm 12 139 3 159
6pm 12 136 4 163
9pm 9 129 3 141
6am 12 128 3 143
7pm 9 125 3 137
4pm 11 149 3 165
10pm 9 148 7 165
8am 10 150 4 164
9am 13 146 4 164
12pm 14 145 4 163
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.