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Airport month · April 2026
Raleigh-Durham International in April 2026
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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,748 domestic departures from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU). 82.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.8% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so RDU departures were 3.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 4,528 departures with 82.6% leaving on time: a change of +0.1 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at RDU that month were on time 79.4% of the time (4,750 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 81.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.5%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | RDU, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.7% | 82.6% | 77.5% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.8% | 81.9% | 77.1% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.0 min | 13.4 min | 17.6 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 158 | 151 | 152 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,748 | 4,528 | 55,461 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 991 | 21% | 87.5% | -3.7 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 782 | 16% | 85.0% | 0.1 min | 0.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 739 | 16% | 79.3% | 3.0 min | 0.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 686 | 14% | 77.1% | 3.5 min | 0.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 538 | 11% | 86.8% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 398 | 8% | 73.6% | 12.1 min | 1.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 240 | 5% | 85.4% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 145 | 3% | 78.6% | 6.5 min | 0.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 129 | 3% | 69.0% | 16.2 min | 0.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 60 | 1% | 85.0% | -4.1 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 39 | 1% | 41.0% | 47.9 min | 12.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 1 | 0% | 100.0% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDU–ATL | Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta | 371 | 87.1% | -2.4 min | 0.5% |
| RDU–ORD | Raleigh/Durham to Chicago | 354 | 68.9% | 22.4 min | 2.0% |
| RDU–CLT | Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte | 259 | 90.3% | -9.7 min | 0.0% |
| RDU–BOS | Raleigh/Durham to Boston | 245 | 82.4% | -2.0 min | 0.4% |
| RDU–MCO | Raleigh/Durham to Orlando | 241 | 81.7% | 3.6 min | 0.4% |
| RDU–PHL | Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia | 235 | 83.0% | 4.5 min | 0.4% |
| RDU–LGA | Raleigh/Durham to New York | 203 | 71.4% | 8.5 min | 1.5% |
| RDU–BNA | Raleigh/Durham to Nashville | 197 | 79.2% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| RDU–EWR | Raleigh/Durham to Newark | 197 | 83.8% | -7.4 min | 2.0% |
| RDU–MIA | Raleigh/Durham to Miami | 197 | 81.7% | 2.7 min | 1.0% |
| RDU–DFW | Raleigh/Durham to Dallas/Fort Worth | 188 | 79.8% | 1.7 min | 1.1% |
| RDU–DCA | Raleigh/Durham to Washington | 166 | 66.9% | 19.9 min | 1.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RDU on time in April 2026?
82.7% of 4,748 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 82.6% of 4,528 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 82.7% and 0.6% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; 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.