RDU Raleigh-Durham International Airport
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+9 min

Raleigh Durham (RDU) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +9 min, arrivals 10 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
05:00today +9 min on time

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

Raleigh Durham (RDU) delays today: departures are running +9 min and arrivals 10 min early, across 188 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 02:03 UTC.

Departures109 timed
On time70%76
Delayed30%33
typical now +9 min
Arrivals153 timed
On time82%126
Delayed18%27
typical now 10 min early
Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
RDU+34m
Why5 kt N winds, Broken at 300 ft at RDU right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌫️ clears ~09:00 Very low visibility now, improving around 09:00 local per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Raleigh Durham

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
  • 39% chance of fog
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
11%usually 10%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 220 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 24th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+22
MON
+16
TUE
+13
WED
+19
THU
+18
FRI
+12
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+12 min), heaviest on Monday (+22 min).

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Sample · what you getRDU went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/raleigh-durham-RDU

Raleigh Durham airport delays today

Weather watch at RDU: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +9 min. Arrivals are 10 min early. Weather improves around 09:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+8 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds N-360 at 4kt, Vis 4sm, Mist, Broken layer at 6000ft.

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

Is Raleigh Durham (RDU) delayed right now?

Weather watch at RDU: measured operations remain calm. LIFR flight rules now. Measured operations: departures +9 min, arrivals 10 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

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

Winds N-010 at 5kt, Vis 2.5sm, Temp 13°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 30.27 inHg, Mist, Broken layer at 300ft, Broken layer at 6500ft, Broken layer at 25000ft. 13°C. wind 5 kt. visibility 4 km. flight rules LIFR.

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

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Monday ran heaviest (+22 min).

How often are flights delayed at RDU today?

We tracked 188 flights today: departures +9 min, arrivals 10 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for RDU?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds N-360 at 4kt, Vis 4sm, Mist, Broken layer at 6000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
LIFRRight now low-instrument (LIFR). Throughput can drop sharply and diversions become more likely.
Wind10° 5 kt
Visibility4 km
Ceiling300 ft
Temp / dew13 / 12 °C
Pressure1025 hPa
WeatherMist
KRDU 290851Z 01005KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN003 BKN065 BKN250 13/12 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01280122 58009
05:00 to 10:00MVFRWinds N-360 at 4kt, Vis 4sm, Mist, Broken layer at 6000ft
05:00 to 09:00TEMPOLIFRVis 1sm, Mist, Broken layer at 300ft
10:00 to 14:00VFRWinds NE-040 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft
14:00 to 02:00VFRWinds NNE-020 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft
Dep index
0.7/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 04:51 local · 46m ago · delay window 22:03 local · How these are computed → methodology