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RDU – Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh, NC
237
Total routes
16
Airlines
53
Destinations
44
Domestic
9
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

53 destinations · 16 airlines · 237 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
BOS
Boston, MA
AC YX DL B6
1h 30m
6:30am7:00am10:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LGA
New York, NY
YX F9 DL 9E
1h 35m
6:00am8:00am10:06am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MIA
Miami, FL
YX F9 AA DL
2h 15m
6:13am7:35am8:08am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MCO
Orlando, FL
WN DL F9
1h 48m
7:05am7:20am11:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
TPA
Tampa, FL
WN DL F9
1h 54m
6:30am8:20am6:06pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ORD
Chicago, IL
YX F9 UA
2h 26m
5:45am6:15am6:39am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ATL
Atlanta, GA
DL WN F9
1h 29m
5:15am6:00am6:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
EWR
Newark, NJ
UA YX 9E
1h 48m
6:05am7:00am11:15am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IAH
UA YV F9
3h 19m
6:15am1:00pm4:44pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DEN
Denver, CO
WN F9 UA
4h 5m
8:00am4:07pm5:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
FLL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
WN DL B6
2h 5m
7:00am7:55am12:13pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DCA
Washington, DC
YX 9E OH
1h 10m
6:00am8:28am9:35am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BNA
Nashville, TN
YX WN 9E
1h 30m
6:50am8:15am9:09am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JFK
New York, NY
YX B6 9E
1h 17m
5:45am6:00am7:05am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SJU
DL B6 F9
3h 17m
11:05am11:38am7:19pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LAS
Las Vegas, NV
WN DL
5h 19m
6:50am9:35am1:20pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IAD
Dulles, VA
UA YX
1h 10m
10:20am3:02pm7:47pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PHX
Phoenix, AZ
WN AA
5h 10m
6:07am2:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CLT
Charlotte, NC
YX AA
1h 5m
6:00am7:30am8:04am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CLE
YX F9
1h 15m
6:00am7:02am10:54pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PHL
Philadelphia, PA
YX F9
1h 26m
6:00am12:40pm12:49pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SEA
Seattle, WA
AS DL
6h 3m
7:36am7:04pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DFW
Dallas, TX
F9 AA
3h 24m
5:10am7:03am11:28am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DTW
Detroit, MI
F9 DL
1h 52m
5:30am9:51am10:28am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CUN
AA DL
3h 18m
7:12am9:36am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LAX
Los Angeles, CA
AA DL
5h 51m
5:27pm6:12pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
AUS
WN 9E
3h 30m
7:00am4:14pm4:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
YOW
AC
1h 50m
2:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
YVR
AC
5h 57m
5:20pm
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
BUF
YX
2h 30m
7:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LIT
YX
2h 23m
5:27pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JAN
YX
2h
7:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BWI
WN
1h 5m
10:15am11:20am12:45pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HOU
WN
3h 15m
5:55pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MDW
Chicago, IL
WN
2h 5m
4:55pm6:20pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SDF
YX
1h 30m
4:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PUJ
AA
3h 34m
9:24am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SFO
San Francisco, CA
UA
6h 11m
8:45am6:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DAL
WN
3h 10m
7:05am2:25pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PIT
YX
1h 10m
7:49am8:00am4:51pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
STL
WN
2h 20m
5:35pm6:40pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SLC
Salt Lake City, UT
DL
5h 1m
7:00am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GSO
AS
1h 10m
7:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HVN
XP
1h 36m
9:10pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ROC
XP
1h 45m
4:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CVG
9E
1h 43m
2:58pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MCI
9E
3h 9m
7:05am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LHR
AA
7h 35m
8:45pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MSP
Minneapolis, MN
DL
2h 53m
6:00am11:33am6:55pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IND
9E
2h 2m
11:10am
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
31
Under 2.5h from RDU
BOSLGAMIAMCOTPAORD +25 more
Beach & Warm Weather
9
Sun destinations from RDU
MIAMCOTPAFLLSJULAS +3 more
Budget-Friendly
25
Low-cost carrier routes
BOSLGAMIAMCOTPAORD +19 more
Most Competitive
15
3+ airlines on same route
BOSLGAMIAMCOTPAORD +9 more
Flies Daily
31
Service every day of the week
BOSLGAMIAMCOTPAORD +25 more
Long-Haul Nonstop
12
Over 4 hours direct
DENLASPHXSEALAXYVR +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
Mon is busiest
Routes operating each day
Mo
139
Tu
120
We
127
Th
139
Fr
136
Sa
104
Su
128
Routes by duration
57% under 2h
Breakdown by flight time
<2h
135
2-3h
53
3-5h
29
>5h
17
Airline market share
Top 5 airlines
Routes by carrier
YX
81
DL
35
WN
29
AA
21
F9
21

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
YX
34% of all RDU routes (81 routes)
YX
Most competitive dest
BOS, Boston, MA
4 airlines
4 airlines
Total destinations
53 cities
All nonstop routes tracked by RouteLinq
Nonstop only
Single-carrier routes
26 destinations
Only one airline serves these routes
Limited options
Budget-carrier routes
5 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
Routes237
Airlines16
Destinations53
Top airlineYX
CLT
Routes265
Airlines12
Destinations82
Top airlineOH (40%)

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