Airlines at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina KRDU #34 US airport by passengers

Airlines operating at RDU, ranked by number of departures.

On-time performance at RDU

Based on 14,286 departures from May 2026 to July 2026. A flight counts as late when it leaves 15 or more minutes after schedule.

22.9%Departures late
25.5%Arrivals late
2.26%Cancelled
21.2 minAverage departure delay
On-time performance by airline at RDU
AirlineDeparturesLateCancelled
Delta Air Lines 3,062 16.8% 1.53%
American Airlines 2,666 24.2% 2.14%
Southwest Airlines 2,258 33.1% 0.58%
Republic Airways 1,816 18.8% 4.90%
United Airlines 1,434 19.6% 1.46%
Frontier Airlines 1,182 23.5% 1.18%
JetBlue Airways 822 22.7% 4.87%
PSA Airlines 449 32.3% 8.91%
Alaska Airlines 275 25.8% 0.73%
Envoy Air 188 20.7% 2.13%
SkyWest Airlines 133 15.0% 3.76%

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance of reporting carriers. Smaller regional carriers and some airlines are not included.

Airline presence

Delta, United and American operate from Terminal 2, and Southwest uses Terminal 1 for domestic flights. Check the airport site for the current list of airlines.