Raleigh/Durham

RDU · KRDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

35.88°, -78.79°NC, United States

Passengers a year

15.7M

#34 busiest in the U.S.

92

nonstop destinations

53

airlines

197

departures a day

76.6%

arrivals on time

2.2%

flights cancelled

79.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from RDU, by passengers: ATL, CLT, MCO, DFW, ORD, BOS, MIA, LGA, EWR, JFKRDUORDEWRLGAJFKBOSMIAMCOATLCLTDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Raleigh/Durham, with 25% of all passengers. 53 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 25% of the airport — the 33rd most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is PIT at 26%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta80% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
25.0%3.9M+5.7%
AA
American80% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, PSA, Envoy, Piedmont, SkyWest
23.5%3.7M-5.3%
WN
Southwest75% full
13.1%2.1M-2.5%
UA
United83% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic, Mesa, SkyWest, GoJet, CommuteAir
10.9%1.7M+0.4%
F9
Frontier75% full
8.2%1.3M+7.1%
+Other airlines
19.3%3M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

77 domestic and 15 international nonstop destinations from Raleigh/Durham, across 13 countries.

95% domestic · 5% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    678.4K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    409.3K departing · 73% full

    American Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    403K departing · 78% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Breeze Airways

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    333.4K departing · 85% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    325.3K departing · 78% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    314K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · Frontier Airlines

  • Miami (MIA)

    302.7K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    292.6K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Newark (EWR)

    281.7K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines

  • New York (JFK)

    270.5K departing · 81% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Paris, France (CDG)

    72.5K departing · 142.5K both ways

    Air France

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    71.3K departing · 140.5K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)

    51.8K departing · 100K both ways

    Lufthansa

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    37.7K departing · 76.5K both ways

    Air Canada

  • Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF)

    37K departing · 75.1K both ways

    Icelandair

  • Tocumen, Panama (PTY)

    27.3K departing · 57.2K both ways

    Copa Airlines

  • Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)

    24.6K departing · 49.5K both ways

    Aeroméxico

  • Montréal, Canada (YUL)

    20.8K departing · 41.4K both ways

    Air Canada

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    14.8K departing · 29.1K both ways

    Aeroméxico · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    10.5K departing · 21.7K both ways

    Aer Lingus

All nonstop destinations

92 nonstop · 21 airlines · 77 domestic / 15 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Raleigh/Durham.

Body class · share of departures

When Raleigh/Durham is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Sep

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Dec

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Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
9,491,208
1991
9,304,722
1992
9,512,452
1993
9,072,349
1994
8,002,563
1995
5,906,306
1996
5,979,724
1997
6,314,564
1998
6,888,208
1999
8,343,121
2000
9,813,998
2001
9,137,566
2002
7,976,966
2003
7,911,944
2004
8,830,699
2005
9,512,997
2006
9,564,266
2007
10,120,396
2008
9,693,156
2009
8,974,715
2010
9,037,407
2011
9,102,958
2012
9,115,526
2013
9,042,490
2014
9,439,848
2015
9,975,793
2016
10,885,815
2017
11,466,388
2018
12,591,759
2019
13,901,660
2020
4,749,677
2021
8,661,684
2022
11,753,364
2023
14,328,758
2024
15,234,493
2025
15,444,608
2026
9,030,543 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Raleigh/Durham, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 21Cancelled 2

17 min

average delay

1,232

flights cancelled

54.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 81.4%

Least reliable here

PSA Airlines 68.1%

Among US airports

#34

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 65.3%–83.6%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 65.3% of arrivals landed on time — 11.3 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83.6%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)?

Raleigh-Durham International Airport handled about 15.7M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #34 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 197 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Raleigh/Durham (RDU), flying about 25% of its passengers. 53 airlines serve Raleigh/Durham in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)?

Raleigh/Durham (RDU) has 92 nonstop destinations — 77 domestic and 15 international across 13 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)?

About 76.6% of flights arriving at Raleigh/Durham (RDU) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.2% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Raleigh/Durham (RDU), about 13% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Raleigh/Durham; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).