RDU → TPARaleigh/Durham to Tampa

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Tampa (TPA): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 65% of the last 20 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 947 km, an estimated 1 hour 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Tampa. Updated 16 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC.

Today, RDU → TPA

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 06:30 DL1279Delta Air Lines Left 06:44 +14 Landed 08:11 −13

Checked RDU board 10:03 · TPA board 10:40

RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +10
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
947 km · ~1h 43m est.
dep bank 06:30–21:4625x weekly
Runs mixed · 4 airlines · 25x weekly · nonstop
65% on time

of the last 20 operated RDU → TPA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+10 minacross the last 20 operated legs
Flight time~1h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze AirwaysDelta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Breeze AirwaysMX50% on time

Flights MX2366 15:19 Mo We Fr Sa · MX1559 15:31 Th Su · MX2667 16:44 Tu · MX866 21:01 Mo Fr

Delta Air LinesDL78% on time

Flights DL1279 06:30 daily · DL1275 18:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92729 varies Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN4497 09:00 Sa · WN3573 11:25 Tu We · WN3605 17:50 Mo Th Fr · WN4030 19:20 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16DL1279dep +14 → arr−13
10-15DL1275dep +31 → arr−2
10-15DL1279dep +27 → arr−8
10-15F92729dep +287 → arr+256
10-15MX1559dep +90 → arr+58
10-15MX2466dep +3 → arr−27
10-15WN3605dep +20 → arr−8
10-14DL1275dep +42 → arr−7
10-14DL1279dep +30 → arr−1
10-14MX2366departed+3
10-14MX2466departed−1
10-14WN3573dep +3 → arr−16
10-13DL1275departed+11
10-13DL1279departed+62
10-13WN3573departed+13
10-12DL1275departed+228
10-12DL1279departed+10
10-12MX2366departed+298
10-12MX866departed+118
10-12WN3605departed+276

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RDURaleigh/Durham +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 12 kt Full RDU delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 6 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RDU and TPA: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Raleigh/Durham to Tampa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RDU to TPA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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RDU to TPA questions

Is RDU–TPA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–TPA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 17:50 from RDU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RDU to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 947 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 97–111 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–TPA fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 37 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.