TPA → SATTampa to San Antonio

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to San Antonio (SAT): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,562 km, an estimated 2 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and San Antonio. Updated 31 October 2026 at 13:02 UTC.

TPA Tampa smooth · +2
SAT San Antonio smooth · +0
1,562 km · ~2h 30m est.
dep bank 06:30–17:0510x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 10x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live TPA and SAT delay boards

0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4217 06:30 Su · WN4453 08:50 Fr Sa · WN3878 09:00 Mo Tu We · WN2459 15:15 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN4194departed+28
10-28WN3878departed+16
10-27WN3878departed−2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
TPATampa +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · 6 kt Full TPA delay board →
SATSan Antonio +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SAT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TPA: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tampa to San Antonio route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TPA to SAT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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TPA to SAT questions

Is TPA–SAT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–SAT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 17:05 from TPA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TPA to SAT?

Great-circle distance is 1,562 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–SAT fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.