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Airport month · November 2025
Raleigh-Durham International in November 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 4,796 domestic departures from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU). 79.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.6% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so RDU departures were 1.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 5,064 departures with 87.3% leaving on time: a change of −7.6 points, with flights down 5%.
Flights arriving at RDU that month were on time 77.4% of the time (4,794 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, national aviation system 32% and air carrier 24%.
- On time 78.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.2%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | RDU, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.7% | 87.3% | 77.5% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.6% | 85.6% | 77.1% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.0 min | 9.4 min | 17.6 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 160 | 169 | 152 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,796 | 5,064 | 55,461 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,039 | 22% | 84.5% | 0.3 min | 1.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 815 | 17% | 83.4% | -0.2 min | 1.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 800 | 17% | 81.8% | 5.1 min | 1.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 596 | 12% | 67.4% | 13.2 min | 4.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 585 | 12% | 78.3% | 11.4 min | 1.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 386 | 8% | 69.9% | 17.1 min | 3.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 293 | 6% | 76.8% | 5.8 min | 1.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 103 | 2% | 69.9% | 16.6 min | 1.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 83 | 2% | 68.7% | 12.5 min | 1.2% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 59 | 1% | 74.6% | 4.5 min | 5.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 37 | 1% | 78.4% | -2.4 min | 2.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDU–ATL | Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta | 397 | 85.9% | -3.4 min | 1.8% |
| RDU–ORD | Raleigh/Durham to Chicago | 309 | 72.2% | 14.3 min | 3.9% |
| RDU–LGA | Raleigh/Durham to New York | 256 | 55.5% | 36.0 min | 4.7% |
| RDU–BOS | Raleigh/Durham to Boston | 249 | 81.9% | 1.6 min | 1.2% |
| RDU–JFK | Raleigh/Durham to New York | 247 | 73.3% | 6.1 min | 4.5% |
| RDU–CLT | Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte | 244 | 85.7% | 3.1 min | 1.2% |
| RDU–MCO | Raleigh/Durham to Orlando | 203 | 80.8% | 7.8 min | 3.0% |
| RDU–DFW | Raleigh/Durham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 202 | 82.2% | 4.1 min | 1.5% |
| RDU–PHL | Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia | 193 | 70.5% | 19.8 min | 1.0% |
| RDU–EWR | Raleigh/Durham to Newark | 190 | 68.4% | 26.8 min | 3.7% |
| RDU–BNA | Raleigh/Durham to Nashville | 187 | 80.2% | 1.3 min | 1.1% |
| RDU–MIA | Raleigh/Durham to Miami | 185 | 75.7% | 12.1 min | 0.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RDU on time in November 2025?
79.7% of 4,796 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 87.3% of 5,064 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 79.7% and 2.0% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RDU · methodology · corrections.