Buffalo (BUF) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
180° S
Buffalo (BUF) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 488 miles (785 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Frontier Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUF–RDU; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
20
May 2026
Seats
3,882
both directions
Passengers
2,577
both directions
Load factor
66.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUF–RDU?
Frontier Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUF–RDU in May 2026 (20 departures).
- F9
20 departures · 3,882 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.4%
Load
What plane flies BUF–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew 65% of BUF–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320neo
13 departures · 72.4% load
65.0% - Airbus A321neo
4 departures · 51.5% load
20.0% - Airbus A320
3 departures · 64.5% load
15.0%
How has BUF–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–RDU departures fell from 23 in June 2025 to 20 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
23 departures · 3,506 passengers
72.8%
Load
July 2025
24 departures · 4,035 passengers
86.6%
Load
August 2025
28 departures · 4,627 passengers
78.8%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 2,381 passengers
66.4%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 3,321 passengers
64.0%
Load
November 2025
35 departures · 3,608 passengers
54.9%
Load
December 2025
14 departures · 1,968 passengers
72.6%
Load
January 2026
6 departures · 489 passengers
55.2%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
22 departures · 2,239 passengers
50.3%
Load
May 2026
20 departures · 2,577 passengers
66.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUF → RDU
57.8% full
10 departures · 1,168 passengers
RDU → BUF
75.8% full
10 departures · 1,409 passengers
Nonstop BUF–RDU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Buffalo (BUF) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
BUF to RDU is 488 miles (785 km / 424 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 488-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (65.0%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (20.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 488-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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