Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
RDU · Raleigh/Durham, NC
- IATA Code
- RDU
- ICAO Code
- KRDU
- City
- Raleigh/Durham
- Country
- United States
- Website
- www.rdu.com
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a major airport serving Raleigh/Durham, NC. Its IATA code is RDU and its ICAO code is KRDU.
The airfield sits 435 feet above sea level.
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RDU by the numbers
IATA RDU · ICAO KRDU · 435 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #218 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 79.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 85 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 55,470
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
- Air traffic control & airport 25%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from RDU
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 4,643 | 86% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 3,740 | 74% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 3,030 | 82% |
| Boston (BOS) | 2,847 | 79% |
| Orlando (MCO) | 2,695 | 78% |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | 2,668 | 75% |
| New York (LGA) | 2,489 | 70% |
| Miami (MIA) | 2,367 | 78% |
| New York (JFK) | 2,334 | 75% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 2,263 | 80% |
Airlines departing RDU
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 11,943 | 85% |
| American Airlines | 9,463 | 79% |
| Southwest Airlines | 8,886 | 75% |
| Republic Airways | 7,491 | 78% |
| United Airlines | 6,220 | 84% |
| Frontier Airlines | 4,324 | 75% |
| JetBlue Airways | 3,064 | 76% |
| OH | 1,695 | 69% |
| Envoy Air | 1,135 | 79% |
| Alaska Airlines | 686 | 76% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,000 ft | CON, lighted |
| 05R/23L | 7,500 ft | ASP, lighted |
| 14/32 | 3,570 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 123.800 MHz
- Tower 119.300 MHz
- Ground 121.700 MHz
- Clearance delivery 120.100 MHz
- Departure 125.300 MHz
- Approach 124.800 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: RDU, KRDU, Raleigh/Durham airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport
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