Flights Raleigh-durham → New York
RDU → JFK
How long is the flight from Raleigh-durham to New York?
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to New York (JFK) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to New York operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 12.7 minutes when delays do occur. The flights are conducted using a variety of regional aircraft including Embraer RJ140, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer 190, and Canadair Regional Jet 900, and serve one of the busiest airports in the United States, which opened in 1948 and handles over sixty-two million passengers annually.
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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 2199 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 686 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 8m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of RDU-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,199 tracked RDU-JFK flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 5.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about RDU-JFK
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to New York (JFK) takes 1h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 2199 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-New York is 5.37% across 2199 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
