Flights San Antonio → Tampa
SAT → TPA
How long is the flight from San Antonio to Tampa?
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Tampa (TPA) takes about 2h 22m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Tampa is operated by a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay of 8.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 89 flights on this route, serving the high traffic destination airport in Tampa which handles nearly 21.5 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 San Antonio (SAT) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 235 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Tampa (TPA) heads east for about 1,562 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 22m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 57% of SAT-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 235 tracked SAT-TPA flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-TPA
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Tampa (TPA) takes about 2h 22m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 235 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Tampa is 0.43% across 235 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
