Baltimore (BWI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 19m
Bearing
208° SW
Baltimore (BWI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 256 miles (411 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–RDU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BWI–RDU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
294
April 2026
Seats
45,417
both directions
Passengers
29,086
both directions
Load factor
64.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–RDU?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BWI–RDU departures in April 2026 (293), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
293 departures · 45,347 seats
Share of departures99.7%64.0%
Load
- 9E
Endeavor Air
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures0.3%71.4%
Load
What plane flies BWI–RDU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 53% of BWI–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
156 departures · 65.2% load
53.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
95 departures · 64.7% load
32.3% - Boeing 737-800
42 departures · 59.3% load
14.3% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 71.4% load
0.3%
How has BWI–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–RDU departures held steady at about 294 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
294 departures · 34,739 passengers
70.1%
Load
June 2025
331 departures · 34,093 passengers
62.8%
Load
July 2025
326 departures · 31,176 passengers
58.9%
Load
August 2025
295 departures · 29,790 passengers
62.3%
Load
September 2025
286 departures · 28,910 passengers
62.9%
Load
October 2025
334 departures · 35,309 passengers
65.8%
Load
November 2025
312 departures · 28,798 passengers
58.6%
Load
December 2025
318 departures · 30,762 passengers
60.1%
Load
January 2026
243 departures · 19,503 passengers
49.9%
Load
February 2026
234 departures · 19,830 passengers
55.3%
Load
March 2026
296 departures · 28,912 passengers
64.7%
Load
April 2026
294 departures · 29,086 passengers
64.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
RDU → BWI
63.9% full
148 departures · 14,404 passengers
BWI → RDU
64.1% full
146 departures · 14,682 passengers
Nonstop BWI–RDU traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
BWI to RDU is 256 miles (411 km / 222 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 256-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–RDU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (53.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (32.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 256-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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