Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Tampa
587 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–TPA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 968 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights621
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights347
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,346 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 715 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 453 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,231 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 154 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 476 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 544 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 594 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 598 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 628 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 574 flights
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