Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL1279
Raleigh–Durham (RDU) to Tampa (TPA) · scheduled 6:30 AM – 8:38 AM
How DL1279 performs
738 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL1279 arrived on time 91.3% of the time, against 80.6% for all RDU → TPA flights — this specific departure is 10.7 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 8.1 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 738 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1279 | 91.3% | 2.03% | -14 min | 3.7% | 738 |
| Delta Air Lines on RDU → TPA | 83.2% | 1.72% | -11 min | 6.8% | 1,918 |
| All RDU → TPA flights | 80.6% | 1.79% | -8 min | 7.0% | 3,854 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL1279 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPA→RDU Tampa to Raleigh–Durham | 2024-06-07 – 2026-06-30 | 664 | 88.9% |
| MSP→BZN Minneapolis to Bozeman | 2023-09-05 – 2024-06-06 | 218 | 89.4% |
| BZN→MSP Bozeman to Minneapolis | 2023-09-05 – 2024-06-06 | 217 | 87.6% |
| DTW→DEN Detroit to Denver | 2024-03-10 – 2024-05-06 | 34 | — |
| DTW→BOS Detroit to Boston | 2023-07-05 – 2023-09-04 | 59 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1279 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 738 records of DL1279 operating RDU → TPA, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.