Flights Raleigh-durham → Houston
RDU → HOU
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to Houston operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 66%. Over the period in question, there were 86 total flights, each experiencing an average delay of 14.5 minutes. The destination airport sees over thirteen million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Houston (HOU) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 98 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Houston (HOU) heads west for about 1,688 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 32m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 65% of RDU-HOU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 98 tracked RDU-HOU flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about RDU-HOU
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Houston (HOU) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 98 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Houston is 1.02% across 98 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
