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RDU Airport Status

Raleigh-Durham Intl. · local time

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Live status

Live · updated 7:00 PM local time

Departures

Normal operations

Takeoffs are delayed by 26m on average.

Arrivals

Minor disruptions

Flights are landing 33m late on average.

Live traffic around RDU

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Runways in use

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Taking offNone reported
Visual conditions: Good visibility, so planes can land closer together and the airport can take more flights an hour.

Stats at RDU

Departures
218Takeoffs · 61% on time
8Cancellations
21 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
186Landings · 56% on time
7Cancellations
1Diversion
7 minAverage taxi to gate
Departures
12Takeoffs · 58% on time
0Cancellations
16 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
13Landings · 62% on time
0Cancellations
0Diversions
6 minAverage taxi to gate

Average delay, hour by hour

Takeoffs
  1. 6 AM: 23m late on average
  2. 7 AM: 14m late on average
  3. 8 AM: 9m late on average
  4. 9 AM: 12m late on average
  5. 10 AM: 10m late on average
  6. 11 AM: 26m late on average
  7. 12 PM: 53m late on average
  8. 1 PM: 18m late on average
  9. 2 PM: 41m late on average
  10. 3 PM: 20m late on average
  11. 4 PM: 12m late on average
  12. 5 PM: 2m late on average
  13. This hour: 26m late on average
Landings
  1. 6 AM: 7m late on average
  2. 7 AM: on time
  3. 8 AM: 7m late on average
  4. 9 AM: 26m late on average
  5. 10 AM: 19m late on average
  6. 11 AM: 16m late on average
  7. 12 PM: 17m late on average
  8. 1 PM: 22m late on average
  9. 2 PM: 22m late on average
  10. 3 PM: 17m late on average
  11. 4 PM: 12m late on average
  12. 5 PM: 18m late on average
  13. This hour: 36m late on average

Under 15 min 15–30 30–60 60+

Weather at RDU

Weather

66°F19°C

Partly cloudy skies and a light breeze.

Skies are mostly clear with a few scattered clouds. A light breeze is blowing from the northeast at 7 mph.

Next few hours: Conditions are quiet for now.

Wind 7 mph Visibility 10 mi VFR

Security wait times at RDU

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at RDU can reach 40 minutes at its busiest, on Wednesdays around 12 PM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour.

TSA wait this hour
Up to 10 min Friday, 7:00 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 8 PMUp to 5 min
  • 9 PMUp to 2 min
  • 10 PMUp to 1 min
Best times to go through security at RDUWaits by day and hour, and how early to get to RDU

Customs wait times at RDU

For international arrivals at RDU, customs lines for visitors are usually longest around 9 PM, and shortest around 8 PM.

US citizens, typical right now 6 min Friday, 7:00 PM local time
Visitors, typical right now 14 min Friday, 7:00 PM local time

Typical wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: no dataSunday, 6 AM: no dataSunday, 7 AM: no dataSunday, 8 AM: no dataSunday, 9 AM: no dataSunday, 10 AM: no dataSunday, 11 AM: no dataSunday, 12 PM: no dataSunday, 1 PM: about 22 minSunday, 2 PM: about 16 minSunday, 3 PM: about 16 minSunday, 4 PM: about 15 minSunday, 5 PM: no dataSunday, 6 PM: about 12 minSunday, 7 PM: about 11 minSunday, 8 PM: about 6 minSunday, 9 PM: no dataSunday, 10 PM: no dataSunday, 11 PM: no data
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: no dataMonday, 6 AM: no dataMonday, 7 AM: no dataMonday, 8 AM: no dataMonday, 9 AM: no dataMonday, 10 AM: no dataMonday, 11 AM: no dataMonday, 12 PM: no dataMonday, 1 PM: about 15 minMonday, 2 PM: about 19 minMonday, 3 PM: about 9 minMonday, 4 PM: about 18 minMonday, 5 PM: about 13 minMonday, 6 PM: no dataMonday, 7 PM: about 10 minMonday, 8 PM: about 11 minMonday, 9 PM: no dataMonday, 10 PM: no dataMonday, 11 PM: no data
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: no dataTuesday, 6 AM: no dataTuesday, 7 AM: no dataTuesday, 8 AM: no dataTuesday, 9 AM: no dataTuesday, 10 AM: no dataTuesday, 11 AM: no dataTuesday, 12 PM: no dataTuesday, 1 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 8 minTuesday, 4 PM: no dataTuesday, 5 PM: no dataTuesday, 6 PM: no dataTuesday, 7 PM: about 7 minTuesday, 8 PM: no dataTuesday, 9 PM: no dataTuesday, 10 PM: no dataTuesday, 11 PM: no data
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: no dataWednesday, 7 AM: no dataWednesday, 8 AM: no dataWednesday, 9 AM: no dataWednesday, 10 AM: no dataWednesday, 11 AM: no dataWednesday, 12 PM: no dataWednesday, 1 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 15 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 19 minWednesday, 6 PM: no dataWednesday, 7 PM: about 11 minWednesday, 8 PM: no dataWednesday, 9 PM: no dataWednesday, 10 PM: no dataWednesday, 11 PM: no data
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: no dataThursday, 6 AM: no dataThursday, 7 AM: no dataThursday, 8 AM: no dataThursday, 9 AM: no dataThursday, 10 AM: no dataThursday, 11 AM: no dataThursday, 12 PM: no dataThursday, 1 PM: about 13 minThursday, 2 PM: about 10 minThursday, 3 PM: about 10 minThursday, 4 PM: about 9 minThursday, 5 PM: about 16 minThursday, 6 PM: no dataThursday, 7 PM: about 8 minThursday, 8 PM: no dataThursday, 9 PM: no dataThursday, 10 PM: no dataThursday, 11 PM: no data
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: no dataFriday, 6 AM: no dataFriday, 7 AM: no dataFriday, 8 AM: no dataFriday, 9 AM: no dataFriday, 10 AM: no dataFriday, 11 AM: no dataFriday, 12 PM: no dataFriday, 1 PM: about 8 minFriday, 2 PM: about 24 minFriday, 3 PM: about 20 minFriday, 4 PM: about 26 minFriday, 5 PM: about 13 minFriday, 6 PM: no dataFriday, 7 PM: about 14 minFriday, 8 PM: no dataFriday, 9 PM: about 17 minFriday, 10 PM: no dataFriday, 11 PM: no data
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: no dataSaturday, 6 AM: no dataSaturday, 7 AM: no dataSaturday, 8 AM: no dataSaturday, 9 AM: no dataSaturday, 10 AM: no dataSaturday, 11 AM: no dataSaturday, 12 PM: no dataSaturday, 1 PM: about 16 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 10 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 13 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 18 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 18 minSaturday, 6 PM: no dataSaturday, 7 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 8 PM: no dataSaturday, 9 PM: no dataSaturday, 10 PM: no dataSaturday, 11 PM: no data

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: no dataSunday, 6 AM: no dataSunday, 7 AM: no dataSunday, 8 AM: no dataSunday, 9 AM: no dataSunday, 10 AM: no dataSunday, 11 AM: no dataSunday, 12 PM: no dataSunday, 1 PM: about 9 minSunday, 2 PM: about 8 minSunday, 3 PM: about 9 minSunday, 4 PM: about 12 minSunday, 5 PM: no dataSunday, 6 PM: about 9 minSunday, 7 PM: about 9 minSunday, 8 PM: about 8 minSunday, 9 PM: no dataSunday, 10 PM: no dataSunday, 11 PM: no data
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: no dataMonday, 6 AM: no dataMonday, 7 AM: no dataMonday, 8 AM: no dataMonday, 9 AM: no dataMonday, 10 AM: no dataMonday, 11 AM: no dataMonday, 12 PM: no dataMonday, 1 PM: about 10 minMonday, 2 PM: about 11 minMonday, 3 PM: about 6 minMonday, 4 PM: about 7 minMonday, 5 PM: about 7 minMonday, 6 PM: no dataMonday, 7 PM: about 8 minMonday, 8 PM: about 10 minMonday, 9 PM: no dataMonday, 10 PM: no dataMonday, 11 PM: no data
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: no dataTuesday, 6 AM: no dataTuesday, 7 AM: no dataTuesday, 8 AM: no dataTuesday, 9 AM: no dataTuesday, 10 AM: no dataTuesday, 11 AM: no dataTuesday, 12 PM: no dataTuesday, 1 PM: about 8 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 6 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 5 minTuesday, 4 PM: no dataTuesday, 5 PM: no dataTuesday, 6 PM: no dataTuesday, 7 PM: about 7 minTuesday, 8 PM: no dataTuesday, 9 PM: no dataTuesday, 10 PM: no dataTuesday, 11 PM: no data
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: no dataWednesday, 7 AM: no dataWednesday, 8 AM: no dataWednesday, 9 AM: no dataWednesday, 10 AM: no dataWednesday, 11 AM: no dataWednesday, 12 PM: no dataWednesday, 1 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 6 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 6 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 6 PM: no dataWednesday, 7 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 8 PM: no dataWednesday, 9 PM: no dataWednesday, 10 PM: no dataWednesday, 11 PM: no data
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: no dataThursday, 6 AM: no dataThursday, 7 AM: no dataThursday, 8 AM: no dataThursday, 9 AM: no dataThursday, 10 AM: no dataThursday, 11 AM: no dataThursday, 12 PM: no dataThursday, 1 PM: about 5 minThursday, 2 PM: about 5 minThursday, 3 PM: about 5 minThursday, 4 PM: about 6 minThursday, 5 PM: about 5 minThursday, 6 PM: no dataThursday, 7 PM: about 5 minThursday, 8 PM: no dataThursday, 9 PM: no dataThursday, 10 PM: no dataThursday, 11 PM: no data
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: no dataFriday, 6 AM: no dataFriday, 7 AM: no dataFriday, 8 AM: no dataFriday, 9 AM: no dataFriday, 10 AM: no dataFriday, 11 AM: no dataFriday, 12 PM: no dataFriday, 1 PM: about 5 minFriday, 2 PM: about 7 minFriday, 3 PM: about 7 minFriday, 4 PM: about 10 minFriday, 5 PM: about 6 minFriday, 6 PM: no dataFriday, 7 PM: about 6 minFriday, 8 PM: no dataFriday, 9 PM: about 8 minFriday, 10 PM: no dataFriday, 11 PM: no data
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: no dataSaturday, 6 AM: no dataSaturday, 7 AM: no dataSaturday, 8 AM: no dataSaturday, 9 AM: no dataSaturday, 10 AM: no dataSaturday, 11 AM: no dataSaturday, 12 PM: no dataSaturday, 1 PM: about 7 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 6 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 8 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 8 minSaturday, 6 PM: no dataSaturday, 7 PM: about 7 minSaturday, 8 PM: no dataSaturday, 9 PM: no dataSaturday, 10 PM: no dataSaturday, 11 PM: no data

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

Based on official CBP wait time averages, in local time.

About Raleigh-Durham Intl.

IATA code
RDU
ICAO code
KRDU
Location
Raleigh/Durham, NC · United States
Elevation
435 ft (133 m)
Time zone
America/New York (EDT)
Coordinates
35.8736, -78.7909

RDU questions, answered.

Are flights delayed at RDU right now?

As of 7:00 PM local time, departures are operating normally: takeoffs are delayed by 26m on average. Arrivals have minor disruptions: flights are landing 33m late on average.

How long is the security line at RDU?

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at RDU can reach 40 minutes at its busiest, on Wednesdays around 12 PM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour. See the best times to go through security at RDU.

How long does customs take at RDU?

At RDU, typical customs waits for visitors range from about 6 to 26 minutes, longest around 9 PM. For US citizens, they range from about 5 to 12 minutes, longest around 6 PM. Based on official CBP averages.

How long does it take to get from the gate to the runway at RDU?

Today, departing flights at RDU have taken an average of 21 minutes from leaving the gate to takeoff, and arriving flights 7 minutes from landing to the gate.

What is the airport code for Raleigh-Durham Intl.?

Raleigh-Durham Intl. uses the IATA code RDU, the one on tickets and bag tags, and the ICAO code KRDU, which pilots and air traffic control use.

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