Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 04m
Bearing
69° E
Charlotte (CLT) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 130 miles (209 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–RDU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLT–RDU; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 88% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
519
April 2026
Seats
97,288
both directions
Passengers
66,923
both directions
Load factor
68.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLT–RDU?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–RDU in April 2026 (519 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
519 departures · 97,288 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.8%
Load
What plane flies CLT–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 88% of CLT–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
458 departures · 68.8% load
88.3% - Airbus A321neo
30 departures · 61.2% load
5.8% - Airbus A320
22 departures · 79.7% load
4.2% - Airbus A319
8 departures · 81.6% load
1.5% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 47.1% load
0.2%
How has CLT–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–RDU departures fell from 582 in May 2025 to 519 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
582 departures · 83,210 passengers
75.1%
Load
June 2025
563 departures · 80,972 passengers
76.9%
Load
July 2025
578 departures · 82,489 passengers
76.5%
Load
August 2025
527 departures · 73,087 passengers
74.2%
Load
September 2025
492 departures · 64,723 passengers
71.0%
Load
October 2025
522 departures · 67,841 passengers
71.9%
Load
November 2025
488 departures · 60,379 passengers
67.9%
Load
December 2025
520 departures · 70,848 passengers
74.2%
Load
January 2026
397 departures · 52,015 passengers
71.4%
Load
February 2026
435 departures · 58,130 passengers
72.5%
Load
March 2026
549 departures · 76,017 passengers
74.5%
Load
April 2026
519 departures · 66,923 passengers
68.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CLT → RDU
70.7% full
260 departures · 34,467 passengers
RDU → CLT
66.8% full
259 departures · 32,456 passengers
Nonstop CLT–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlotte (CLT) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
CLT to RDU is 130 miles (209 km / 113 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 130-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (88.3%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (5.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 130-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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