Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) delays today: 83% of the 207 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min, across 83 flights tracked so far today. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 16:00 local, with 15 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Atlanta (ATL), with 5 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 25 October 2026 at 02:03 UTC.
typical departure delay right now
Departures +5 min, arrivals 10 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.
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Cancellation risk · Do planes make up time? · Weather delay risk
Board fetched 2h ago · how we report
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 47 airports are served in this departures window.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 16:00 local, with 15 flights scheduled to leave.
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Pro Flight Search: Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) live delay and board tracking, measured from official airport boards.
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Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) delays today: 83% of the 207 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min, across 83 flights tracked so far today.
No cancellations are showing across the 83 flights currently on the board.
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 16:00 local, with 15 flights scheduled to leave.
The busiest destinations on the current board are Atlanta (ATL), Philadelphia (PHL), Orlando (MCO), Chicago (ORD), New York (JFK). In total 47 airports are served in this window.
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