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Raleigh–Durham · United States

RDU Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Local timeUTC−4America/New_York
Runways3longest 10,000 ft3,048 m
Elevation435 ft133 mabove sea level
CodesRDU · KRDUIATA · ICAO

Photo: NASA World Wind, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 05L/23R: 10,000 ft (3,048 m), concreteRunway 05R/23L: 7,500 ft (2,286 m), asphaltRunway 14/32: 3,570 ft (1,088 m), asphalt05L23R05R23L14321 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
05L/23R
45° / 225° true		 10,000 ft3,048 m150 ft46 mconcrete · lit
05R/23L
45° / 225° true		 7,500 ft2,286 m150 ft46 masphalt · lit
14/32
135° / 315° true		 3,570 ft1,088 m100 ft30 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates35.9°N, 78.8°W (35.8787, -78.7873)
RegionNorth Carolina, United States
Time zoneAmerica/New_York: UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.rdu.com/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from RDU to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDRDU
HubDistanceFrom RDUTo RDU
Atlanta ATL572 km356 mi1 h 45 min1 h 40 min
New York JFK686 km426 mi1 h 45 min1 h 55 min
Toronto YYZ870 km541 mi2 h 05 min2 h
Chicago ORD1,039 km646 mi2 h 20 min2 h 10 min
Mexico City MEX2,697 km1,676 mi4 h 20 min3 h 55 min
Los Angeles LAX3,595 km2,234 mi5 h 35 min4 h 45 min
London LHR6,216 km3,863 mi7 h 35 min8 h 45 min
Paris CDG6,506 km4,042 mi7 h 50 min9 h 10 min
Frankfurt FRA6,867 km4,267 mi8 h 15 min9 h 35 min
São Paulo GRU7,419 km4,610 mi9 h 20 min9 h 40 min
Istanbul IST8,703 km5,408 mi10 h 10 min11 h 50 min
Tokyo HND11,126 km6,913 mi14 h 25 min13 h 05 min
Beijing PEK11,424 km7,098 mi14 h 15 min13 h 50 min
Doha DOH11,451 km7,115 mi13 h 05 min15 h 10 min
Dubai DXB11,687 km7,262 mi13 h 25 min15 h 20 min
Delhi DEL12,418 km7,716 mi14 h 40 min15 h 40 min
Johannesburg JNB13,134 km8,161 mi15 h 25 min16 h 35 min
Hong Kong HKG13,408 km8,331 mi16 h 35 min16 h
Sydney SYD15,504 km9,634 mi19 h 30 min17 h 55 min
Singapore SIN15,865 km9,858 mi19 h 10 min19 h

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Fayetteville FAY
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field		99 km62 mi S
Greensboro GSO
Piedmont Triad International Airport		106 km66 mi WNW
Greenville PGV
Pitt-Greenville Airport		129 km80 mi ESE
Richlands OAJ
Albert J Ellis Airport		158 km98 mi SE
Lynchburg LYH
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field		165 km103 mi NNW
New Bern EWN
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport		182 km113 mi ESE
Concord USA
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport		182 km113 mi WSW
Roanoke ROA
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport		193 km120 mi NNW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

293 hours
586 hours
1009 hours
14812 hours

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Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachAPP124.800
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS123.800
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL120.100
DepartureDEP125.300
GroundGND121.700
OPSARNG OPS49.150
RDORDO122.200
TowerTWR119.300
UnicomUNICOM122.950

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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