# Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU / KRDU)

**Raleigh-Durham International Airport** (IATA: RDU, ICAO: KRDU) is a large airport in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Apr 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 15.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RDU / KRDU
- FAA: RDU
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Apr 1943
- Elevation: 435 ft / 133 m
- Coordinates: 35.8787, -78.7873
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Instrument procedures: 15 approaches, 9 departures, 6 arrivals
- Passengers: 15,444,608 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://rdu.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh%E2%80%93Durham_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1192962
- Weather station: KRDU · WMO 72306
- Ident: KRDU

## Timeline

- Apr 1943: Raleigh-Durham International Airport opens.
- 4 Dec 1971: Q20986952. 2 killed.
- 19 Feb 1988: AVAir Flight 3378. 12 killed.
- 13 Dec 1994: Flagship Airlines Flight 3379. 15 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05L/23R | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 05R/23L | 7,500 ft / 2,286 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 14/32 | 3,570 ft / 1,088 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00516AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 9,545,360 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 9,975,793 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 10,885,815 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,466,388 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 12,591,759 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 13,901,660 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,749,677 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 8,661,684 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 11,753,364 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 14,328,758 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 15,234,622 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 15,444,608 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

91 destinations in 12 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (76)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 130 mi / 209 km · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 224 mi / 361 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 227 mi / 365 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 255 mi / 411 km · Southwest Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 328 mi / 528 km · American Eagle, Breeze Airways
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 337 mi / 542 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, American Airlines
- [ACY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacy.md) Atlantic City International Airport · United States · 338 mi / 544 km · Breeze Airways
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 355 mi / 572 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 362 mi / 582 km · Breeze Airways
- [CAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcak.md) Akron Canton Regional Airport · United States · 377 mi / 606 km · Breeze Airways
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 390 mi / 627 km · Delta Connection
- [DAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kday.md) James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · United States · 406 mi / 654 km · Breeze Airways
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 408 mi / 657 km · Breeze Airways
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 414 mi / 667 km · Breeze Airways
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 669 km · United Express, Delta Connection, United Airlines
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 416 mi / 670 km · Frontier Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 426 mi / 686 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, JetBlue Airways
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 441 mi / 710 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle, Southwest Airlines
- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · United States · 452 mi / 727 km · Breeze Airways
- [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · United States · 459 mi / 738 km · Breeze Airways
- [SWF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kswf.md) New York Stewart International Airport · United States · 463 mi / 745 km · Breeze Airways
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · United States · 480 mi / 772 km · Breeze Airways
- [DAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdab.md) Daytona Beach International Airport · United States · 481 mi / 774 km · Breeze Airways
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Delta Connection
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 490 mi / 788 km · Breeze Airways, Avelo Airlines
- [TLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktlh.md) Tallahassee International Airport · United States · 496 mi / 799 km · Breeze Airways
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 501 mi / 807 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 504 mi / 811 km · Breeze Airways, Avelo Airlines
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 531 mi / 855 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 536 mi / 862 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [ALB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalb.md) Albany International Airport · United States · 544 mi / 876 km · Breeze Airways
- [PVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvd.md) Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport · United States · 565 mi / 910 km · Breeze Airways
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 576 mi / 927 km · Breeze Airways
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 588 mi / 947 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 611 mi / 984 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 612 mi / 985 km · Breeze Airways
- [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 625 mi / 1,006 km · Breeze Airways
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 631 mi / 1,016 km · Southwest Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 632 mi / 1,017 km · Breeze Airways
- [OGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kogs.md) Ogdensburg International Airport · United States · 633 mi / 1,018 km · Breeze Airways
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 640 mi / 1,030 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 646 mi / 1,039 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [PSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsm.md) Portsmouth International Airport at Pease · United States · 654 mi / 1,052 km · Breeze Airways
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 664 mi / 1,068 km · Breeze Airways
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 666 mi / 1,072 km · Southwest Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,076 km · Delta Connection, Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 682 mi / 1,098 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 700 mi / 1,126 km · Breeze Airways
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 779 mi / 1,254 km · Southwest Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 802 mi / 1,291 km · Breeze Airways
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 902 mi / 1,452 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 979 mi / 1,576 km · Delta Air Lines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,041 mi / 1,675 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 1,049 mi / 1,688 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 1,049 mi / 1,689 km · Southwest Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,059 mi / 1,705 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 1,159 mi / 1,866 km · Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 1,223 mi / 1,968 km · Breeze Airways
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,434 mi / 2,307 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,435 mi / 2,310 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 1,806 mi / 2,907 km · Breeze Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,819 mi / 2,928 km · Delta Air Lines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 1,823 mi / 2,934 km · Volaris
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,852 mi / 2,981 km · Copa Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,886 mi / 3,036 km · American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 2,021 mi / 3,253 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,188 mi / 3,522 km · Alaska Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,234 mi / 3,595 km · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,349 mi / 3,780 km · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,394 mi / 3,853 km · United Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 3,011 mi / 4,845 km · Icelandair
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,862 mi / 6,216 km · American Airlines
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,043 mi / 6,506 km · Air France
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,267 mi / 6,867 km · Lufthansa

### Seasonal (19)

- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 227 mi / 365 km · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 426 mi / 686 km · Delta Air Lines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · American Airlines
- [BUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbuf.md) Buffalo Niagara International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · Frontier Airlines
- [SYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyr.md) Syracuse Hancock International Airport · United States · 519 mi / 836 km · Breeze Airways
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,008 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 646 mi / 1,039 km · United Express
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · American Eagle
- [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 752 mi / 1,211 km · Breeze Airways
- [BGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgr.md) Bangor International Airport · United States · 808 mi / 1,301 km · Breeze Airways
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,041 mi / 1,675 km · Frontier Airlines
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,051 mi / 1,691 km · BermudAir
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,136 mi / 1,828 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,355 mi / 2,180 km · American Airlines, Breeze Airways
- [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 1,395 mi / 2,245 km · BermudAir
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,435 mi / 2,310 km · Delta Air Lines
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 2,188 mi / 3,522 km · Breeze Airways
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 2,208 mi / 3,554 km · Breeze Airways
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 2,399 mi / 3,861 km · Air Canada Rouge

### Cargo (8)

- [GSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgso.md) Piedmont Triad International Airport · United States · 66 mi / 106 km · FedEx Express
- [EWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewn.md) Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · United States · 113 mi / 182 km · UPS Airlines
- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 122 mi / 196 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmqi.md) Dare County Regional Airport · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · UPS Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 337 mi / 542 km · UPS Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 414 mi / 667 km · UPS Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · FedEx Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 632 mi / 1,017 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RDU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 2

### Passenger (18)

- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 41
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 18
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 16
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 15
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 12
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 11
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 8
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 4
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- [BermudAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bermudair) · 2 · seasonal
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 1 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 5
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3

Former hub of [Midway Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/midway-airlines-mdw).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 15.4M (2025) | #147 of 3,974 | #41 in North America | #34 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US |
| Elevation | 435 ft / 133 m | =28,350 of 43,403 | =13,425 in North America | =11,265 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 123.800 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.100 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 49.150 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KJNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjnx.md) Johnston Regional Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [RWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krwi.md) Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [POB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpob.md) Pope Field · 51 mi / 81 km
- [W63](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kw63.md) Lake Country Regional Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [FBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfbg.md) Simmons Army Air Field · 52 mi / 84 km
- [DAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdan.md) Danville Regional Airport · 57 mi / 92 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Raleigh–Durham International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raleigh–Durham_International_Airport&oldid=1375474992), revision of 18 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu/data