ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
RDU
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) departure reliability
Of 55,581 scheduled reportable flights departing RDU, 77.0% arrived on time, 13.7% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 2.3% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALGenerally reliable
77.0%arrived on time
13.7%30+ min late
2.3%cancelled
55,581scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from RDU had the largest sample?
RDU to ATL was RDU's largest published route sample, with 4,618 scheduled flights and a 86.2% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
RDU→ATLRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)4,618 flights analyzedGenerally reliable86.2%on timeRDU→ORDRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Chicago, IL (ORD)3,589 flights analyzedGenerally reliable72.2%on timeRDU→CLTRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)3,070 flights analyzedGenerally reliable81.0%on timeRDU→BOSRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Boston, MA (BOS)2,815 flights analyzedVariable76.8%on timeRDU→LGARaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to New York, NY (LGA)2,713 flights analyzedHigher disruption65.1%on timeRDU→MCORaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Orlando, FL (MCO)2,702 flights analyzedGenerally reliable76.7%on timeRDU→PHLRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Philadelphia, PA (PHL)2,562 flights analyzedVariable70.8%on timeRDU→JFKRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to New York, NY (JFK)2,362 flights analyzedHigher disruption72.1%on timeRDU→MIARaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Miami, FL (MIA)2,350 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.2%on timeRDU→DFWRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)2,278 flights analyzedVariable74.7%on timeRDU→BNARaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Nashville, TN (BNA)2,213 flights analyzedGenerally reliable78.9%on timeRDU→DCARaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Washington, DC (DCA)1,989 flights analyzedHigher disruption60.0%on timeRDU→EWRRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Newark, NJ (EWR)1,975 flights analyzedVariable72.4%on timeRDU→BWIRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Baltimore, MD (BWI)1,800 flights analyzedGenerally reliable83.7%on timeRDU→DENRaleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) to Denver, CO (DEN)1,771 flights analyzedGenerally reliable79.0%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing RDU?
Among qualifying RDU airline departure results, Delta Air Lines had the highest on-time rate: 83.6% of 12,031 flights. Spirit Airlines was lowest at 60.4% across 578 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 12,031 | 83.6% | 10.2% | 1.6% |
| American Airlines | 9,574 | 77.8% | 13.5% | 2.1% |
| Southwest Airlines | 9,026 | 79.1% | 11.0% | 1.4% |
| Republic Airways | 7,682 | 71.0% | 17.0% | 4.1% |
| United Airlines | 6,263 | 80.0% | 11.9% | 1.2% |
| Frontier Airlines | 4,205 | 71.1% | 19.1% | 2.6% |
| JetBlue Airways | 2,908 | 74.6% | 15.6% | 2.9% |
| PSA Airlines | 1,528 | 61.8% | 23.1% | 5.2% |
| Envoy Air | 1,090 | 68.3% | 19.1% | 3.3% |
| Alaska Airlines | 625 | 71.2% | 13.8% | 1.6% |
| Spirit Airlines | 578 | 60.4% | 24.0% | 6.2% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 71 | 76.1% | 14.1% | 1.4% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.