Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is a large airport serving Raleigh, United States. It sits 133 m (435 ft) above sea level. It has 3 runways, the longest 3,048 m (10,000 ft).

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Airport facts

IATA code
RDU
ICAO code
KRDU
City
Raleigh
Country
United States
Size
Large airport
Time zone
America/New York (UTC−04:00)
Local time
–
Elevation
133 m (435 ft)
Runways
3
Longest runway
3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Coordinates
35.8736, -78.7909

Airlines flying to and from RDU

Airlines with nonstop fares found here in recent searches. Other airlines may fly here too.

Passengers and fares at RDU

Official figures published by the national aviation authorities.

Average domestic fares, 2026 Q1

RoutePassengers a dayAverage fareCheapest airline
BOS Boston1,075$201jetBlue · $170
LGA New York1,064$181American Airlines · $169
EWR New York1,031$161Spirit Airlines · $84
MIA Miami872$200Delta · $203
TPA Tampa770$192Frontier Airlines · $110
DFW Dallas760$271Frontier Airlines · $135
FLL Fort Lauderdale747$180Spirit Airlines · $106
DEN Denver682$257Frontier Airlines · $153
JFK New York680$152jetBlue · $129
ORD Chicago672$248United Airlines · $253

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Consumer Airfare Report

International passengers, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

International passengers
742,920

Busiest foreign airports

  1. CDG Paris149,607 passengers
  2. LHR London140,830 passengers
  3. FRA Frankfurt89,895 passengers
  4. KEF Reykjavik82,622 passengers
  5. YYZ Toronto73,262 passengers
  6. PTY Panama City59,169 passengers
  7. MEX Mexico City49,858 passengers
  8. YUL Montreal29,074 passengers

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, T-100 International

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