Raleigh-Durham International in July 2026

66.5%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,787 domestic departures from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU). 66.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.7% reached their destination on time; 4.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so RDU departures were 2.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 4,907 departures with 68.2% leaving on time: a change of −1.7 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at RDU that month were on time 62.1% of the time (4,787 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 19%.

On time 68.7%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.9%
Cancelled 4.1%
Diverted 0.4%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	RDU, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	66.5%	68.2%	77.5%	68.8%
Arrived on time	68.7%	68.5%	77.1%	69.4%
Cancelled	4.1%	3.8%	2.3%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	31.8 min	28.6 min	17.6 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	160	164	152	21,066
Scheduled departures	4,787	4,907	55,461	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	1,023	21%	73.6%	13.4 min	2.1%
AA American Airlines	924	19%	70.0%	22.1 min	2.6%
WN Southwest Airlines	758	16%	69.8%	13.6 min	1.3%
YX Republic Airline	555	12%	65.4%	17.0 min	10.3%
UA United Airlines	465	10%	67.7%	33.0 min	3.2%
F9 Frontier Airlines	394	8%	69.3%	26.7 min	2.3%
B6 JetBlue Airways	308	6%	61.7%	26.2 min	10.7%
OH PSA Airlines	149	3%	38.9%	80.8 min	12.8%
AS Alaska Airlines	92	2%	79.3%	4.5 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	66	1%	78.8%	36.9 min	7.6%
MQ Envoy Air	53	1%	66.0%	21.3 min	1.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RDU–ATL	Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta	410	74.4%	15.9 min	1.5%
RDU–ORD	Raleigh/Durham to Chicago	341	63.9%	35.5 min	7.6%
RDU–CLT	Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte	267	66.3%	21.0 min	2.2%
RDU–PHL	Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia	261	62.1%	32.3 min	6.5%
RDU–BOS	Raleigh/Durham to Boston	242	71.9%	13.5 min	4.5%
RDU–MIA	Raleigh/Durham to Miami	233	70.4%	32.9 min	1.3%
RDU–MCO	Raleigh/Durham to Orlando	218	70.2%	30.3 min	1.4%
RDU–JFK	Raleigh/Durham to New York	198	53.0%	28.5 min	18.2%
RDU–DFW	Raleigh/Durham to Dallas/Fort Worth	191	74.3%	11.6 min	0.5%
RDU–BNA	Raleigh/Durham to Nashville	174	77.6%	8.1 min	0.6%
RDU–DCA	Raleigh/Durham to Washington	165	40.6%	65.0 min	12.7%
RDU–BWI	Raleigh/Durham to Baltimore	160	71.3%	8.2 min	3.8%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	27.1%	31.7%	36,014
Late-arriving aircraft	44.7%	41.8%	59,331
National Aviation System	18.8%	19.9%	24,952
Extreme weather	9.4%	6.5%	12,543
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

132,840 delay minutes on 1,286 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 July 2026?

66.5% of 4,787 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 68.2% of 4,907 departures left on time and 3.8% were cancelled, against 66.5% and 4.1% in July 2026.

Provenance

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