Apr 26, 2024 - Travel
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Raleigh-Durham International Airport is rapidly growing, with an expansion of Terminal 2 underway plus plans for more gates for planes and more parking for passengers.
State of play: Sixteen carriers operate more than 350 daily flights through RDU, including a growing number of international options.
- For vacation planning purposes and beyond, here are all the current nonstop destinations you can fly to from RDU.
Of note: These flight details came from both the airport and the airlines themselves.
Domestic
Akron/Canton, Ohio
- Airport: Akron-Canton Airport (CAK)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 34 minutes
Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y. (beginning May 10, 2024)
- Airport: Albany International Airport (ALB)
- Airline: Avelo
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Atlanta, Ga.
- Airport: Hartsville-Jackson International Airport (ATL)
- Airlines: Delta, Frontier, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
Austin, Texas
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
- Airlines: American, Southwest, Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 3 hours 10 minutes
Baltimore, Md./Washington, D.C.
- Airport: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Airlines: Southwest, United, American, Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Boston, Mass.
- Airport: Boston-Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Airlines: Delta, Frontier, JetBlue
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Airport: Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
- Airline: Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 40 min
Burlington, Vt. (beginning May 2024)
- Airport: Burlington International Airport (BTV)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 4 minutes
Charlotte, N.C.
- Airport: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Airline: American
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 7 minutes
Chicago, Ill.
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
- Airlines: Southwest, American, Frontier, United
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 55 minutes (MDW) - 2 hours 20 minutes (ORD)
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
- Airlines: American, Delta, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 33 minutes
Cleveland, Ohio
- Airport: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
- Airline: Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 41 minutes
Columbus, Ohio
- Airport: John Glenn International Airport (CMH)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- Airport: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL)
- Airlines: American, Frontier, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 3 hours
Denver, Colo.
- Airport: Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Airlines: Frontier, Southwest, United
- Estimated flight duration: 3 hours 50 minutes
Detroit, Mich.
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
- Airlines: Delta, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 50 minutes
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Fla.
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- Airlines: Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 4 minutes
Fort Myers, Fla.
- Airport: Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
- Airlines: Avelo, Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 5 minutes
Hartford/Springfield, Conn.
- Airport: Bradley International Airport (BDL)
- Airlines: Breeze, Frontier (beginning May 2024)
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 42 minutes
Houston, Texas
- Airport: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
- Airlines: United, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration:
Indianapolis, Ind.
- Airport: Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
- Airlines: Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 48 minutes
Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
- Airport: Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Jacksonville, Fla.
- Airport: Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 32 minutes
Las Vegas, Nev.
- Airport: Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
- Airline: Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 4 hours 56 minutes
Los Angeles, Calif.
- Airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Airline: American, Breeze, Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 5 hours 25 minutes
Manchester, N.H.
- Airport: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT)
- Airline: Avelo
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 50 minutes
Miami, Fla.
- Airport: Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Airlines: American, Delta, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Milwaukee, Wisc. (beginning May 2024)
- Airport: General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
- Airline: Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 13 minutes
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
- Airport: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Airlines: Delta, Sun Country
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 46 minutes
Nashville, Tenn.
- Airport: Nashville International Airport (BNA)
- Airlines: American, Delta, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
New Haven, Conn.
- Airport: Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
- Airline: Avelo
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
New Orleans, La.
- Airport: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
- Airlines: Breeze, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 18 minutes
New York, N.Y.
- Airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
- Airlines: American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, United
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 24 minutes
Orlando, Fla.
- Airport: Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- Airlines: Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 50 minutes
Philadelphia, Pa.
- Airport: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
- Airlines: American, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
Phoenix, Ariz.
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- Airlines: American, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 4 hours 48 minutes
Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
- Airlines: American, Breeze, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
Portland, Maine
- Airport: Portland International Jetport (PWM)
- Airlines: Breeze, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 5 minutes
Providence/Newport, R.I.
- Airport: Green Airport (PVD)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 44 minutes
Rochester, N.Y.
- Airport: Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)
- Airline: Avelo
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Salt Lake City, Utah
- Airport: Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- Airline: Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 4 hours 35 minutes
San Diego, Calif.
- Airport: San Diego International Airport (SAN)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 5 hours 19 minutes
San Francisco, Calif.
- Airport: San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Airline: United
- Estimated flight duration: 5 hours 40 minutes
San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU)
- Airline: Frontier, JetBlue
- Estimated flight duration: 3 hours 16 minutes
Seattle/Tacoma, Wash.
- Airport: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- Airlines: Alaska, Delta
- Estimated flight duration: 5 hours 40 minutes
St. Louis, Mo.
- Airport: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
- Airline: Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours
Syracuse, N.Y.
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)
- Airlines: Breeze, Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 44 minutes
Tampa, Fla.
- Airport: Tampa International Airport (TPA)
- Airlines: American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, Southwest
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 50 minutes
Trenton-Mercer, N.J.
- Airport: Trenton–Mercer Airport (TTN)
- Airline: Frontier
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 32 minutes
West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Airport: Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
- Airline: Avelo (returning in November 2024), Breeze (beginning June 21)
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours
White Plains, N.Y. (beginning May 3, 2024)
- Airport: Westchester County Airport (HPN)
- Airline: Breeze
- Estimated flight duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
International
Cancun, Mexico
- Airport: Cancún International Airport (CUN)
- Airlines: American, Delta, JetBlue
- Estimated flight duration: 3 hours 20 minutes
Frankfurt, Germany (beginning June 2024)
- Airport: Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Airline: Lufthansa
- Estimated flight duration: 8 hours 25 minutes
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
- Airport: Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO)
- Airline: Bahamasair
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours
London, England
- Airport: Heathrow (LHR)
- Airline: American
- Estimated flight duration: 7 hours 40 minutes
Mexico City, Mexico (beginning July 1, 2024)
- Airport: Mexico City International Airport (MEX)
- Airline: Aeromexico
- Estimated flight duration: 4 hours 5 minutes
Montreal, Canada
- Airport: Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
- Airline: Air Canada
- Estimated flight duration: 2 hours 28 minutes
Panama City, Panama
- Airport: Tocumen International Airport Panama (PTY)
- Airline: Copa Airlines
- Estimated flight duration: 4 hours 25 minutes
Paris, France
- Airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
- Airline: Air France
- Estimated flight duration: 7 hours 50 minutes
Reykjavík, Iceland
- Airport: Keflavík International Airport (KEF)
- Airline: Icelandair
- Estimated flight duration: 6 hours 10 minutes