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 May 2026, Breeze Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop PBI–RDU; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 92% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
39
May 2026
Seats
5,328
both directions
Passengers
4,703
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PBI–RDU?
Breeze Airways operated the most nonstop PBI–RDU departures in May 2026 (38), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MX
38 departures · 5,148 seats
Share of departures97.4%88.0%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures2.6%96.7%
Load
What plane flies PBI–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 92% of PBI–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
36 departures · 87.8% load
92.3% - Embraer E190
2 departures · 92.6% load
5.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 96.7% load
2.6%
How has PBI–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop PBI–RDU departures rose from 25 in June 2025 to 39 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PBI–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
25 departures · 2,905 passengers
86.1%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PBI → RDU
89.4% full
20 departures · 2,462 passengers
RDU → PBI
87.1% full
19 departures · 2,241 passengers
Nonstop PBI–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 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 May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (92.3%), followed by the Embraer E190 (5.1%).
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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