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RDU → SEA

Raleigh-Durham International Airport Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
78.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
57 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
918
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 37%
  • Air traffic control & airport 34%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 27%
  • Extreme weather 1%
  • Security 1%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 93.3% 77
October 2025 82.8% 65
November 2025 84.6% 66
December 2025 47.9% 73
January 2026 76.2% 67
February 2026 75.5% 56
March 2026 67.6% 70
April 2026 87.7% 81
May 2026 72.5% 93
June 2026 75.6% 90
July 2026 84.8% 92
August 2026 84.1% 88

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

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Alaska Airlines 554 74.9% 1.1% 57 min
Delta Air Lines 364 82.8% 1.4% 57 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL354

    16% late · 348 flights

  • AS572

    28% late · 321 flights

  • AS670

    25% late · 162 flights

  • AS920

    6% late · 33 flights

  • AS434

    14% late · 28 flights

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