Orlando (MCO) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
15° N
Orlando (MCO) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 535 miles (862 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCO–RDU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop MCO–RDU; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 26% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
578
April 2026
Seats
96,613
both directions
Passengers
75,025
both directions
Load factor
77.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MCO–RDU?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop MCO–RDU departures in April 2026 (182), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
182 departures · 28,628 seats
Share of departures31.5%76.5%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
156 departures · 31,946 seats
Share of departures27.0%78.3%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
144 departures · 22,882 seats
Share of departures24.9%72.2%
Load
- MX
Breeze Airways
93 departures · 12,654 seats
Share of departures16.1%87.8%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
2 departures · 324 seats
Share of departures0.3%88.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.2%97.8%
Load
What plane flies MCO–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 26% of MCO–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
152 departures · 82.4% load
26.3% - Airbus A220-300
90 departures · 87.7% load
15.6% - Airbus A320neo
76 departures · 82.0% load
13.2% - Boeing 737-800
64 departures · 64.0% load
11.1% - Boeing 737-700
61 departures · 73.1% load
10.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
55 departures · 69.8% load
9.5% - Airbus A321neo
55 departures · 75.5% load
9.5% - Airbus A321
20 departures · 74.1% load
3.5% - Embraer E190
3 departures · 92.0% load
0.5% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 97.8% load
0.2%
How has MCO–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop MCO–RDU departures rose from 482 in May 2025 to 578 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCO–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
482 departures · 59,480 passengers
78.6%
Load
June 2025
467 departures · 56,434 passengers
79.7%
Load
July 2025
461 departures · 53,027 passengers
77.0%
Load
August 2025
453 departures · 51,452 passengers
76.5%
Load
September 2025
486 departures · 55,112 passengers
76.0%
Load
October 2025
548 departures · 67,428 passengers
81.5%
Load
November 2025
474 departures · 58,970 passengers
75.5%
Load
December 2025
546 departures · 69,300 passengers
79.5%
Load
January 2026
513 departures · 62,191 passengers
75.0%
Load
February 2026
551 departures · 69,591 passengers
77.2%
Load
March 2026
598 departures · 78,282 passengers
79.8%
Load
April 2026
578 departures · 75,025 passengers
77.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MCO → RDU
79.0% full
290 departures · 38,195 passengers
RDU → MCO
76.3% full
288 departures · 36,830 passengers
Nonstop MCO–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 Orlando (MCO) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
MCO to RDU is 535 miles (862 km / 465 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCO to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 535-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCO–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (26.3%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (15.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCO–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 535-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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