Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Tampa
587 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–TPA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 987 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights648
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.8%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline41%
- Weather47%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RDU → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,374 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 742 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 65 min · 186 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,184 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 60 min · 374 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 466 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 459 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 541 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 597 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 593 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 576 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 628 flights
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