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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Tampa

RDU–TPA · 587 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Tampa International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
1,275
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines84%648 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines76%382 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines73%245 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RDU–TPA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

RDU–TPA flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 76%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 73%.

Ticking up lately.

RDU–TPA flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(199 flights)
  • Tue84%(145 flights)
  • Wed90%(138 flights)
  • Thu76%(196 flights)
  • Fri78%(202 flights)
  • Sat81%(163 flights)
  • Sun76%(209 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(444 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(106 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(102 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(125 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(412 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(58 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 66% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%109
July 202560%109
August 202577%99
September 202596%89
October 202590%107
November 202578%102
December 202574%113
January 202681%94
February 202685%105
March 202681%106
April 202690%110
May 202683%109

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Based on 1,275 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.