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Route Reliability

Tampa → Raleigh–Durham

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

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
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 Lines86%648 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines78%382 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines74%245 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

TPA–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 69% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TPA–RDU flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 74%.

Ticking up lately.

TPA–RDU flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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
  • Mon79%(200 flights)
  • Tue86%(145 flights)
  • Wed87%(138 flights)
  • Thu79%(196 flights)
  • Fri86%(201 flights)
  • Sat82%(162 flights)
  • Sun74%(212 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(100 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(484 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(87 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(264 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(224 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(90 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 76% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%107
July 202573%109
August 202581%98
September 202594%89
October 202590%107
November 202577%102
December 202577%114
January 202680%94
February 202677%108
March 202678%107
April 202691%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.