Flights Pittsburgh → Raleigh-durham
PIT → RDU
Route overview
This flight route operates between Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham, utilizing Embraer RJ145 aircraft. With a high on-time performance rate of 91%, the average delay is only 0.1 minutes, reflecting reliable service across the 177 flights recorded. The destination airport sees over 14 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest in the region.
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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 236 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south for about 528 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of PIT-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 236 tracked PIT-RDU flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of -1 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-RDU
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 236 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Raleigh-durham is 0.42% across 236 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
