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At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2024, 1.51% of 61316 departures were cancelled and 20.6% left 15+ min late.

We hold 27 validated statistics for this airport, covering 1988 to 2024.

What this does not meanThis airport’s figures span 1 January 2018, when the DOT changed both which carriers must report (from 1% to half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue) and how flights are attributed (from the operating carrier to the marketing carrier). Figures either side of that date describe different populations of flights, so they are listed by year below rather than drawn as one continuous trend.

Traffic and reliability

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2024, 1.51% of 61316 departures were cancelled and 20.6% left 15+ min late.

    2024n=61316 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • Raleigh-Durham International (RDU, Raleigh NC) boarded 7584394 passengers in CY2024, up 6.5% vs 2023 — #35 nationally.

    2024complete FAA enplanement census

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2023, 1.51% of 59416 departures were cancelled and 19.8% left 15+ min late.

    2023n=59416 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2022, 3.12% of 54049 departures were cancelled and 20.2% left 15+ min late.

    2022n=54049 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2021, 1.39% of 44136 departures were cancelled and 13.5% left 15+ min late.

    2021n=44136 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2020, 6.51% of 33860 departures were cancelled and 9.4% left 15+ min late.

    2020n=33860 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2019, 1.69% of 64156 departures were cancelled and 19.2% left 15+ min late.

    2019n=64156 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2018, 2.82% of 60724 departures were cancelled and 21.6% left 15+ min late.

    2018n=60724 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2017, 1.34% of 35937 departures were cancelled and 18.0% left 15+ min late.

    2017n=35937 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2016, 1.44% of 34965 departures were cancelled and 16.7% left 15+ min late.

    2016n=34965 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2015, 2.16% of 34898 departures were cancelled and 17.8% left 15+ min late.

    2015n=34898 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2014, 2.98% of 38813 departures were cancelled and 20.0% left 15+ min late.

    2014n=38813 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2013, 1.93% of 47983 departures were cancelled and 19.2% left 15+ min late.

    2013n=47983 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2012, 1.54% of 44016 departures were cancelled and 15.2% left 15+ min late.

    2012n=44016 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2011, 2.39% of 42620 departures were cancelled and 17.7% left 15+ min late.

    2011n=42620 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2010, 2.47% of 48924 departures were cancelled and 17.6% left 15+ min late.

    2010n=48924 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2009, 1.58% of 53454 departures were cancelled and 20.3% left 15+ min late.

    2009n=53454 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2008, 2.08% of 60179 departures were cancelled and 22.1% left 15+ min late.

    2008n=60179 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2007, 2.13% of 67241 departures were cancelled and 23.6% left 15+ min late.

    2007n=67241 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2006, 2.01% of 58017 departures were cancelled and 24.2% left 15+ min late.

    2006n=58017 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2005, 1.97% of 62676 departures were cancelled and 20.9% left 15+ min late.

    2005n=62676 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2004, 2.57% of 62153 departures were cancelled and 20.8% left 15+ min late.

    2004n=62153 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2003, 2.39% of 51341 departures were cancelled and 18.2% left 15+ min late.

    2003n=51341 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2002, 1.54% of 38519 departures were cancelled and 16.9% left 15+ min late.

    2002n=38519 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 2000, 3.46% of 35998 departures were cancelled and 20.0% left 15+ min late.

    2000n=35998 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 1989, 2.37% of 60458 departures were cancelled and 19.4% left 15+ min late.

    1989n=60458 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At RDU (Raleigh/Durham, NC) in 1988, 1.07% of 61264 departures were cancelled and 16.0% left 15+ min late.

    1988n=61264 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

What this page does not tell you

  • Cancellation and delay rates are not directly comparable between airports. Route networks differ and so does the weather they fly through, and the source data says so.
  • Nothing here tells you what you are owed. That depends on the rule that applies to your situation, which is on the passenger rights pages.
  • These are counts and rates, not explanations. We have not tested why any figure moved.

Sources and provenance

Written by Row30 Data Desk. Data reviewed by Row30 Data Desk on July 26, 2026.

Underlying federal data covers 1988 to 2024.

Every figure above traces to a row in our statistics database: rel-airport-RDU-2024. Each was validated against its source row before this page could publish.

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How this article was produced

Produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a named human before publishing. The pipeline that pulls the federal data and computes the statistics is conventional software, not a language model. Software is never credited as an author.

Before a page can publish, an automated check matches every number in the draft against the stored source row. If a digit does not reconcile, the article is blocked. The same check confirms the period is stated, the citation is carried verbatim, the licence permits the use, and no comparative claim outruns its stated uncertainty.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration passenger boarding data; analysis by Row30.

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics; analysis by Row30.