Raleigh-Durham International in June 2026

76.8%departed on time

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 June 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,615 domestic departures from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU). 76.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.4% reached their destination on time; 2.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.2% of flights departed on time and 72.8% arrived on time, so RDU departures were 4.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in June 2025, the airport had 4,864 departures with 72.8% leaving on time: a change of +4.0 points, with flights down 5%.

Flights arriving at RDU that month were on time 73.8% of the time (4,615 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 27%.

On time 75.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.3%
Cancelled 2.1%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from RDU in June 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

June 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jun 2026	Jun 2025	RDU, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jun 2026
Departed on time	76.8%	72.8%	77.5%	72.2%
Arrived on time	75.4%	72.0%	77.1%	72.8%
Cancelled	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%	1.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	19.8 min	22.5 min	17.6 min	20.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	154	162	152	20,253
Scheduled departures	4,615	4,864	55,461	607,577

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	992	21%	86.5%	2.4 min	1.5%
AA American Airlines	897	19%	75.3%	12.7 min	2.7%
WN Southwest Airlines	737	16%	70.4%	12.3 min	0.3%
YX Republic Airline	551	12%	71.3%	13.6 min	3.4%
UA United Airlines	441	10%	74.4%	14.8 min	1.1%
F9 Frontier Airlines	399	9%	74.2%	9.4 min	1.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	266	6%	72.2%	10.0 min	2.6%
OH PSA Airlines	155	3%	60.0%	25.6 min	11.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	90	2%	74.4%	7.8 min	1.1%
OO SkyWest Airlines	55	1%	78.2%	27.3 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	32	1%	53.1%	33.2 min	6.3%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RDU–ATL	Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta	392	89.3%	4.0 min	0.8%
RDU–ORD	Raleigh/Durham to Chicago	327	72.2%	16.2 min	4.9%
RDU–CLT	Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte	266	77.8%	12.3 min	1.1%
RDU–PHL	Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia	249	71.1%	13.9 min	4.0%
RDU–BOS	Raleigh/Durham to Boston	242	77.7%	6.3 min	4.5%
RDU–MCO	Raleigh/Durham to Orlando	220	76.4%	14.3 min	0.5%
RDU–DFW	Raleigh/Durham to Dallas/Fort Worth	199	66.3%	21.0 min	4.5%
RDU–MIA	Raleigh/Durham to Miami	195	81.5%	3.6 min	1.5%
RDU–JFK	Raleigh/Durham to New York	187	66.8%	18.5 min	2.1%
RDU–BNA	Raleigh/Durham to Nashville	166	81.3%	7.8 min	0.0%
RDU–DCA	Raleigh/Durham to Washington	164	59.8%	27.3 min	8.5%
RDU–BWI	Raleigh/Durham to Baltimore	154	80.5%	2.9 min	1.3%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), June 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jun 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	26.6%	30.8%	22,943
Late-arriving aircraft	40.8%	42.1%	35,149
National Aviation System	28.2%	20.3%	24,317
Extreme weather	4.2%	6.7%	3,579
Security	0.1%	0.1%	121

86,109 delay minutes on 1,029 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RDU on time in June 2026?

76.8% of 4,615 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.2% and 72.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In June 2025, 72.8% of 4,864 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 76.8% and 2.1% in June 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for June 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.