Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 11 am and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	RDU	TPA	1h 54m	86%	2.2%	650	Flying now
Southwest	RDU	TPA	1h 55m	81%	1.6%	382	Flying now
Frontier	RDU	TPA	1h 59m	80%	3.1%	258	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	RDU 06:10 → BWI 07:15WN 3422	1h 15m Baltimore	BWI 08:30 → TPA 11:00WN 1120	4h 50m	100%	95%
Southwest Details →	RDU 06:25 → STL 07:30WN 3435	2h 35m St Louis	STL 10:05 → TPA 13:25WN 3986	7h 00m	98%	90%
American Details →	RDU 05:01 → CLT 06:00AA 1903	1h 38m Charlotte	CLT 07:38 → TPA 09:22AA 3320	4h 21m	98%	89%
United Details →	RDU 06:00 → IAD 07:11UA 1789	1h 49m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → TPA 11:32UA 683	5h 32m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	RDU 05:20 → ATL 06:44DL 1552	1h 54m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08DL 1227	4h 49m	98%	85%
American Details →	RDU 06:41 → CLT 07:49AA 2420	1h 26m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	4h 23m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	RDU 07:30 → ATL 08:59DL 2478	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	5h 15m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	RDU 09:54 → DTW 11:36DL 1427	2h 29m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → TPA 16:47DL 1243	6h 53m	99%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RDU 14:20 → DFW 16:33AA 2400	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 17:19 → TPA 20:54AA 844	6h 34m	60%	33%
American Details →	RDU 17:30 → MIA 19:49AA 2406	59m Miami	MIA 20:48 → TPA 21:57AA 1921	4h 28m	54%	31%
American Details →	RDU 15:56 → DCA 17:24AA 5367 · flown by PSA	1h 27m Washington	DCA 18:51 → TPA 21:21AA 544	5h 22m	62%	30%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

BWI · 1h 15m · leaves 06:10 0%

ATL · 50m · leaves 06:20 9%

IAD · 1h 06m · leaves 10:32 9%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 46m · leaves 14:20 40%

ATL · 58m · leaves 18:27 45%

MIA · 1h 13m · leaves 19:46 52%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Frontier F9 4797 RDU 06:15 → ATL Delta DL 1099 ATL 11:14 → TPA Connection details →	3h 06m	6h 30m	96%	77%
Delta DL 5006 RDU 06:00 → DCA American AA 2852 DCA 10:15 → TPA Connection details →	2h 56m	6h 40m	97%	76%
Frontier F9 1741 RDU 10:14 → IAH United UA 2812 IAH 14:34 → TPA Connection details →	2h 22m	7h 41m	94%	76%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON