West Palm Beach (PBI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 05m
Bearing
7° N
West Palm Beach (PBI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 640 miles (1,030 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PBI–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop PBI–RDU; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 78% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
36
June 2026
Seats
4,700
both directions
Passengers
4,201
both directions
Load factor
89.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PBI–RDU?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop PBI–RDU in June 2026 (36 departures).
- MX
36 departures · 4,700 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.4%
Load
What plane flies PBI–RDU?
In June 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 78% of PBI–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
28 departures · 89.2% load
77.8% - Embraer E190
8 departures · 90.2% load
22.2%
How has PBI–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop PBI–RDU departures rose from 35 in July 2025 to 36 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop PBI–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
35 departures · 3,994 passengers
85.6%
Load
August 2025
35 departures · 4,226 passengers
88.1%
Load
September 2025
19 departures · 2,184 passengers
83.1%
Load
October 2025
25 departures · 2,647 passengers
77.3%
Load
November 2025
40 departures · 4,258 passengers
77.7%
Load
December 2025
44 departures · 5,019 passengers
83.3%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 6,093 passengers
76.7%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,147 passengers
80.1%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 7,675 passengers
90.3%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 7,117 passengers
84.8%
Load
May 2026
39 departures · 4,703 passengers
88.3%
Load
June 2026
36 departures · 4,201 passengers
89.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PBI → RDU
89.3% full
18 departures · 2,099 passengers
RDU → PBI
89.5% full
18 departures · 2,102 passengers
Nonstop PBI–RDU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is West Palm Beach (PBI) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
PBI to RDU is 640 miles (1,030 km / 556 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PBI to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 640-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 05m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PBI–RDU?
In June 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (77.8%), followed by the Embraer E190 (22.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying PBI–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 640-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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