Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Raleigh-durham
587 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–RDU arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 977 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 timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights621
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights356
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly TPA → RDU
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 · 1,580 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 806 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 492 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 65 min · 775 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 249 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 476 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 486 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 597 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 575 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 598 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 626 flights
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