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RDU – Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh, NC
549
Total routes
24
Airlines
96
Destinations
92
Domestic
4
International
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About flying from RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport serves the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States. The airport has seen significant route expansion as the Triangle's booming tech and research economy has driven increased demand for both business and leisure travel.

RDU is served by all major US carriers including American, Delta, United, and Southwest, offering solid domestic coverage. The airport benefits from strong local demand driven by the Research Triangle's large corporate and university community.

For longer-haul and international connections, many RDU travelers connect through Charlotte (CLT) or Atlanta (ATL).

All nonstop destinations from RDU

96 destinations · 24 airlines · 549 routes

Every nonstop route from RDU, with the airlines that fly it, typical departure times, and how many days a week service runs. Use the filters to narrow by airline or region, or change the sort order.

DestinationAirlinesShortestDepartsDays
DCA
Washington, DC
9E AA DL MQ OH WN YX
0h 1m
6:00am6:17am9:10am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IAD
Dulles, VA
G7 LF UA YV YX BA LH
1h 7m
6:00am8:06am10:40am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PHL
Philadelphia, PA
AA F9 OH PT UA YX
1h 24m
6:00am8:00am8:01am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IAH
UA YV OH YX F9
2h 51m
6:30am10:20am12:14pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JFK
New York, NY
B6 9E AA AS YX
1h 34m
6:00am6:50am7:15am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ORD
Chicago, IL
AA MQ OO UA YX
2h 24m
6:00am6:25am6:47am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ORF
LF MQ MX WN YX
0h 55m
1:10am5:30pm5:40pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LGA
New York, NY
DL 9E AA YX
1h 30m
6:00am6:20am6:28am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MCO
Orlando, FL
DL MX WN F9
1h 40m
5:15am5:20am5:50am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
TPA
Tampa, FL
DL F9 MX WN
1h 20m
12:00am6:20am8:05am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
EWR
Newark, NJ
9E B6 UA YX
0h 6m
6:05am6:55am7:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MIA
Miami, FL
DL AA F9 MQ
2h 9m
5:00am5:13am6:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BOS
Boston, MA
B6 DL F9 YX
1h 40m
6:00am7:00am8:56am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CLT
Charlotte, NC
AA B6 OH PT
0h 1m
6:20am6:39am6:41am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
FLL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
B6 F9 WN DL
1h 55m
6:00am6:20am8:56am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BNA
Nashville, TN
9E WN YX
1h 30m
6:20am6:35am6:40am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DEN
Denver, CO
UA WN F9
3h 35m
5:05am5:15am5:35am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SYR
9E MQ MX
1h 30m
9:45am12:01pm6:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PIT
AA MX YX
0h 40m
7:30am9:20am10:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DTW
Detroit, MI
DL F9 OH
1h 25m
5:32am8:31am9:53am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BWI
F9 WN FI
1h
6:00am7:00am8:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ATL
Atlanta, GA
DL F9
1h 14m
5:10am6:05am6:15am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SEA
Seattle, WA
AS DL
5h 45m
6:33am7:02am5:34pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HVN
XP MX
1h 35m
10:25am2:00pm4:28pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MCI
9E WN
2h 30m
8:00am1:25pm2:05pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DFW
Dallas, TX
AA F9
3h 3m
5:16am6:30am8:30am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MSP
Minneapolis, MN
DL SY
2h 42m
6:00am11:33am2:50pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LAX
Los Angeles, CA
AA DL
5h 6m
7:00am5:24pm6:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PHX
Phoenix, AZ
AA WN
4h 25m
6:15am7:45am1:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SAN
San Diego, CA
AS MX
5h 19m
8:55am5:50pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SJU
B6 F9
3h 40m
6:44pm8:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ACY
MX SY
1h 25m
3:30pm4:05pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BGR
MX OH
2h 2m
3:49pm8:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CMH
MX YX
1h 15m
9:50am10:55am11:16am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JAX
MX OH
1h 14m
12:00pm9:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MEM
MX OH
1h 41m
7:05am7:10pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MSN
MX YX
2h
7:00am6:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MSY
MX SY
2h 14m
12:20pm4:51pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PVD
MX OH
1h 30m
9:00am1:59pm3:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
OAJ
OO PT
N/A
3:39pm3:42pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
AUS
WN 9E
2h 55m
6:25am7:00am7:15am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IND
YX 9E
1h 30m
11:58am1:00pm1:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CDG
AF
7h 45m
6:10pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
KEF
FI
6h 10m
8:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
FRA
LH
8h 15m
3:40pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SFO
San Francisco, CA
UA
5h 42m
6:09am6:35am9:45am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CVG
9E
1h 35m
12:10pm2:55pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CLE
F9
1h 43m
3:32pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ITH
9E
2h
8:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
TYS
9E
1h 30m
3:05pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
TEB
C5
N/A
3:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SLC
Salt Lake City, UT
DL
4h 30m
7:05am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BUF
F9
1h 44m
7:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
AVL
LF
N/A
9:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BED
LF
N/A
8:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GRB
LF
N/A
12:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HYA
LF
N/A
7:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MQY
LF
N/A
2:35pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
YUL
LF
N/A
1:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MQT
MQ
2h 45m
5:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ALB
MX
1h 45m
9:55am5:52pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BDL
MX
1h 44m
10:33am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BHM
MX
1h 40m
10:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BTV
MX
1h 59m
9:45am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CAK
MX
1h 28m
10:20am1:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DAB
MX
1h 40m
8:53am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
EYW
MX
2h 25m
8:02am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GSO
MX
1h
8:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HPN
MX
1h 40m
9:40am10:51am3:47pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ISP
MX
1h 32m
9:45am11:56am3:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MHT
MX
1h 55m
9:50am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
OGS
MX
1h 57m
9:45am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PBI
MX
2h 7m
8:50am9:48am12:06pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PNS
MX
1h 56m
8:50am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PSM
MX
2h
3:32pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PUJ
MX
3h 20m
7:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PWM
MX
2h 1m
2:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ROC
MX
1h 44m
9:40am4:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
RSW
MX
2h 5m
3:14pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SAT
MX
3h 15m
7:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SDF
MX
1h 31m
12:45pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SNA
MX
5h 23m
9:48am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SWF
MX
1h 40m
9:45am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
TLH
MX
1h 42m
10:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
VRB
MX
2h
2:30pm8:18pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GRR
OH
1h 37m
5:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MYR
UA
1h 55m
4:57pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DAL
WN
2h 45m
6:25am7:00am11:15am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HOU
WN
2h 45m
5:05am5:25am12:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LAS
Las Vegas, NV
WN
4h 40m
6:10am2:20pm4:25pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MDW
Chicago, IL
WN
1h 50m
7:15am7:30am7:40am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
RIC
WN
2h
7:20pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
STL
WN
2h
6:00am6:25am12:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DSM
YX
2h
5:00am8:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ILM
YX
N/A
3:01pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LHR
AA
7h 35m
7:05pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S

Best routes from RDU by travel type

These groupings sort destinations from RDU by what travelers usually care about: quick getaways, warm weather, budget carriers, and routes with the most airline competition.

Quick Getaways
64
Under 2.5h from RDU
DCAIADPHLJFKORDORF +58 more
Beach & Warm Weather
10
Sun destinations from RDU
MCOTPAMIAFLLPHXSJU +4 more
Budget-Friendly
68
Low-cost carrier routes
DCAPHLIAHJFKORFMCO +62 more
Most Competitive
21
3+ airlines on same route
DCAIADPHLIAHJFKORD +15 more
Flies Daily
39
Service every day of the week
DCAIADPHLIAHJFKORD +33 more
Long-Haul Nonstop
12
Over 4 hours direct
SEALAXPHXSANCDGKEF +6 more

Route trends

A look at when flights from RDU actually run: which days see the most departures, how flight times are distributed, and which airlines carry the most volume.

Flights by day
Thu is busiest
Routes operating each day
Mo
248
Tu
216
We
225
Th
253
Fr
236
Sa
240
Su
242
Routes by duration
56% under 2h
Breakdown by flight time
<2h
306
2-3h
132
3-5h
59
>5h
24
Airline market share
Top 5 airlines
Routes by carrier
WN
125
AA
70
MX
63
YX
54
UA
43

Key insights

Automatically generated highlights about the route network from RDU, including which airline carries the most traffic, the most competitive destination, and how dependent the network is on a single carrier.

Dominant airline
WN
23% of all RDU routes (125 routes)
WN
Most competitive dest
DCA, Washington, DC
7 airlines
7 airlines
Total destinations
96 cities
All nonstop routes tracked by RouteLinq
Nonstop only
Single-carrier routes
54 destinations
Only one airline serves these routes
Limited options
Budget-carrier routes
36 destinations
Routes served exclusively by low-cost carriers from RDU
Low-cost carriers

Airport Intelligence

Proprietary metrics built from verified airline performance data

Independent scoring that goes beyond a simple route list: how committed each airline is to this airport, which routes are undersupplied relative to demand, and which routes are showing early signs of decline.

Airline Commitment Rankings
How much capacity, reliability, and route breadth each airline invests in this airport, scored from Retreating to Dominant.
AirlineCommitmentScoreSeat ShareCapacity TrendCompletion RateDestinations
AA Dominant 81 19.6% +29.2% 98.5% 36(+1)
MX Committed 78 5.1% +200.0% 100.0% 42(+35)
WN Committed 77 14.7% +42.7% 99.6% 31(+1)
F9 Committed 75 7.8% +76.3% 100.0% 25(+2)
UA Committed 75 9.5% +47.0% 99.5% 19(+3)
DL Committed 65 18.5% +10.2% 99.9% 47(-7)
XP Committed 60 2.0% +200.0% 100.0% 28(+24)
27Q Present 55 0.0% N/A 100.0% 7(+6)
SY Present 53 0.4% +116.0% 100.0% 13(+7)
OO Present 53 0.3% +200.0% 100.0% 15(+9)
FX Present 52 0.0% N/A 100.0% 15(+4)
PT Present 52 0.1% N/A 100.0% 5(+2)
AS Present 50 0.9% +19.9% 100.0% 3(+1)
B6 Present 50 4.3% +11.2% 99.5% 17(+3)
FI Present 50 0.4% +117.3% 100.0% 1
NK Present 49 1.2% +52.9% 99.4% 4(-1)
LF Present 48 0.0% N/A 100.0% 5(-2)
13Q Present 48 0.0% N/A 100.0% 3
GCA Present 46 0.0% +191.4% 100.0% 15(+12)
QK Present 46 0.7% +34.2% 100.0% 2
ZW Present 44 0.0% -60.0% 100.0% 4(+3)
AQX Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
CM Present 43 0.3% N/A 100.0% 1(+1)
AF Present 43 0.9% N/A 100.0% 1(+1)
AM Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
5Y Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
2T Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
WS Present 43 0.1% N/A 100.0% N/A
37Q Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
AN Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% 1(+1)
LH Present 43 0.5% N/A 100.0% 4(+4)
7H Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% 15(+15)
GCQ Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
1BQ Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
VJT Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
TJ Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
5D Present 43 0.3% N/A 100.0% 2(+2)
24Q Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
C5 Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A
9E Present 42 4.7% +22.2% 97.2% 26
YV Present 42 0.5% +2.1% 100.0% 3(-2)
5X Present 41 0.0% N/A 100.0% 14(-6)
X9 Present 41 0.0% N/A 100.0% 1
3EQ Present 40 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A(-2)
MQ Present 40 0.7% -20.4% 96.9% 14(+3)
1EQ Marginal 37 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A(-1)
AC Marginal 37 0.1% -94.1% 100.0% 11(+1)
G7 Marginal 36 0.0% -55.0% 95.2% 3
YX Marginal 36 5.4% -23.6% 96.8% 21(-1)
OH Marginal 35 0.7% -7.3% 96.0% 6(-4)
G4 Marginal 29 0.0% -92.1% 100.0% 6(-6)
Scarcest Routes
Routes where demand consistently outpaces available seats, ranked by how undersupplied they are.
RDU → LGA New York, NY
Severely Scarce +2.0% vs national avg
RDU → FTW
Severely Scarce +5.3% vs national avg
RDU → RIC
Severely Scarce +6.4% vs national avg
RDU → KEF
Severely Scarce +2.4% vs national avg
RDU → JFK New York, NY
Scarce +2.1% vs national avg
RDU → ALB
Scarce -15.7% vs national avg
Route Stability Watch
Routes showing early signs of decline: falling passenger volume, worsening load factor, or a shrinking footprint compared to prior years.
27Q RDU → TEB
At Risk 2 of 6 yrs operated · Declining
OO RDU → JFK New York, NY
At Risk 2 of 6 yrs operated · Declining
AX RDU → ROA
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable
CAZ RDU → ZRH
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable
F9 RDU → RSW
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable
F9 RDU → SAN San Diego, CA
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable

Seasonality Profile

How many nonstop routes from RDU run year-round versus only part of the year, and when demand from this airport tends to peak.

12%
Operate year-round
88%
Are seasonal
Highly Seasonal
Peak season
Most Seasonal Routes
Routes from RDU with the shortest average operating season.
3EQ RDU → AUS
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
3EQ RDU → CLT Charlotte, NC
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
3EQ RDU → IAD Dulles, VA
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
3FQ RDU → ATL Atlanta, GA
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
3FQ RDU → AUS
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
3FQ RDU → CLT Charlotte, NC
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr

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RDU
Routes549
Airlines24
Destinations96
Top airlineWN
CLT
Routes1060
Airlines20
Destinations156
Top airlineOH (32%)

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