DL1279 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 06:30 TampaTPA
DL1279 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Tampa (TPA) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.
estimated arrival at TPA · local time · ~43 min from now
position updated 8m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 34 min
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at RDU and TPA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Raleigh/Durham to Tampa flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL1279 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Raleigh/Durham to Tampa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL1279 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1279 across the RDU and TPA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~6 min late. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1279 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N314NB, N316NB, N365NB, N354NB.
Board clocks recorded as RDU and TPA published them.
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