Punta Cana (PUJ) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 3h 31m
Bearing
334° NW
Punta Cana (PUJ) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 1,355 miles (2,180 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PUJ–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop PUJ–RDU; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
16
May 2026
Seats
2,192
both directions
Passengers
1,480
both directions
Load factor
67.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PUJ–RDU?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop PUJ–RDU in May 2026 (16 departures).
- MX
16 departures · 2,192 seats
Share of departures100.0%67.5%
Load
What plane flies PUJ–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of PUJ–RDU departures.
- Airbus A220-300
16 departures · 67.5% load
100.0%
How has PUJ–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop PUJ–RDU departures held steady at about 16 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PUJ–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
16 departures · 1,976 passengers
81.5%
Load
July 2025
19 departures · 3,026 passengers
84.5%
Load
August 2025
16 departures · 1,920 passengers
63.5%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
8 departures · 753 passengers
66.3%
Load
December 2025
18 departures · 2,062 passengers
73.8%
Load
January 2026
15 departures · 1,887 passengers
75.7%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 1,261 passengers
91.6%
Load
March 2026
24 departures · 2,899 passengers
81.3%
Load
April 2026
20 departures · 2,062 passengers
73.4%
Load
May 2026
16 departures · 1,480 passengers
67.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PUJ → RDU
63.4% full
8 departures · 695 passengers
RDU → PUJ
71.6% full
8 departures · 785 passengers
Nonstop PUJ–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).
The airports
Punta Cana
DO
Punta Cana International Airport
Coordinates
18.57°N, 68.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Punta Cana (PUJ) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
PUJ to RDU is 1,355 miles (2,180 km / 1,177 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PUJ to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 1,355-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PUJ–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PUJ–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,355-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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