RDU → TPA Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Tampa, FL · 382 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 21 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 41% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+33 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from RDU to TPA?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on RDU → TPA (382 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +33 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time29578%
16-30 min3910%
31-60 min257%
61-120 min123%
2+ hrs51%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073152%+16 min
2025-082273%+22 min
2025-092195%-5 min
2025-103474%+7 min
2025-113571%+4 min
2025-124173%+8 min
2026-013190%-2 min
2026-023388%-7 min
2026-033667%+9 min
2026-043187%-6 min
2026-053187%+2 min
2026-063093%-5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5472%
Tue4777%
Wed4493%
Thu5474%
Fri5872%
Sat6083%
Sun5980%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…