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OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR

+10 min

Raleigh Durham (RDU) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +10 min, arrivals 17 min early. No cancellations across 343 tracked flights.

Hour by hour

20:00today +10 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Raleigh Durham (RDU) delays today: departures are running +10 min and arrivals 17 min early, across 343 flights tracked so far. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 14 September 2026 at 19:03 UTC.

Departures111 timed

On time64%71

Delayed36%40

typical now +10 min

Arrivals133 timed

On time89%119

Delayed11%14

typical now 17 min early

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

CLT+20m

Why5 kt NE winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at RDU in our weather × delay record.

Cancelled 0.0%0 of 343 A typical day here runs ~0.9%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 5th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here

+18

MON

+19

TUE

+16

WED

+20

THU

+17

FRI

+16

SAT

+18

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+16 min), heaviest on Thursday (+20 min).

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Raleigh Durham airport delays today

RDU has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +10 min. Arrivals are 17 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 343 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (on time expected).

Nearby gateways: CLT RIC MYR ORF AVL CHS · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Raleigh Durham

Is Raleigh Durham (RDU) delayed right now?

RDU has minor delays. Departures +10 min, arrivals 17 min early. No cancellations across 343 tracked flights.

What is the current weather at Raleigh Durham (RDU)?

Winds NE-050 at 5kt gusting to 18kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 27°C, Dew 20°C, Alt 30.09 inHg, Few clouds at 5000ft, Few clouds at 25000ft. 27°C. wind 5 kt gusting 18. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+16 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+20 min).

How often are flights delayed at RDU today?

We tracked 343 flights today: departures +10 min, arrivals 17 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for RDU?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-050 at 8kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft.

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Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind50° 5 G18 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew27 / 20 °C

Pressure1019 hPa

KRDU 142351Z 05005G18KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 27/20 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02720200 10328 20272 53015

20:00 to 05:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 8kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

05:00 to 20:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

Dep index

0.7/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 19:51 local · 11m ago · delay window 15:03 local · How these are computed → methodology