Flights Atlanta → Raleigh-durham
ATL → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Raleigh-Durham operates with a high frequency of 1071 flights and uses various aircraft models including the Boeing 737 series, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas planes. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, these flights experience an average delay of approximately 9.9 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 14 million passengers.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1437 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads north-east for about 572 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of ATL-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,437 tracked ATL-RDU flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-RDU
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1437 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Raleigh-durham is 1.18% across 1437 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
