Flights Houston → Tampa
IAH → TPA
How long is the flight from Houston to Tampa?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 49m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Tampa operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 388 total flights on this route, with an average delay of 12.7 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used include Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A320 models, serving a destination airport that handles over 21 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Houston (IAH) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 917 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Tampa (TPA) heads east for about 1,265 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of IAH-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 917 tracked IAH-TPA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-TPA
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 49m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 917 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Tampa is 1.74% across 917 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
