Dallas (DAL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 54m
Bearing
73° E
Dallas (DAL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 1,050 miles (1,689 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–RDU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 69% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
67
May 2026
Seats
11,459
both directions
Passengers
9,577
both directions
Load factor
83.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–RDU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–RDU in May 2026 (67 departures).
- WN
67 departures · 11,459 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.6%
Load
What plane flies DAL–RDU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 69% of DAL–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
46 departures · 81.5% load
68.7% - Boeing 737-800
14 departures · 88.7% load
20.9% - Boeing 737-700
7 departures · 87.5% load
10.4%
How has DAL–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–RDU departures fell from 77 in June 2025 to 67 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
77 departures · 10,012 passengers
81.7%
Load
July 2025
80 departures · 10,421 passengers
83.2%
Load
August 2025
72 departures · 9,491 passengers
81.1%
Load
September 2025
71 departures · 9,628 passengers
82.8%
Load
October 2025
69 departures · 9,754 passengers
83.9%
Load
November 2025
92 departures · 11,580 passengers
73.4%
Load
December 2025
93 departures · 12,232 passengers
78.8%
Load
January 2026
70 departures · 7,481 passengers
67.5%
Load
February 2026
61 departures · 7,559 passengers
77.2%
Load
March 2026
64 departures · 9,248 passengers
88.9%
Load
April 2026
66 departures · 9,066 passengers
80.9%
Load
May 2026
67 departures · 9,577 passengers
83.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → RDU
82.2% full
34 departures · 4,830 passengers
RDU → DAL
85.0% full
33 departures · 4,747 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
DAL to RDU is 1,050 miles (1,689 km / 912 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 1,050-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–RDU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (68.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (20.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,050-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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