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1,435,033
Raleigh-Durham International Airport handled 1,435,033 passengers in May 2026, up 2.6% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 95.3% 1,367,266 International 4.7% 67,767 Against 2019 +12.3% same month, before the pandemic
International share 5% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 1,435,033 +2.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 1,319,227 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 1,315,420 +5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 1,024,132 +8.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 994,988 −2.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 1,341,058 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 1,264,851 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 1,415,248 +4.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 1,249,819 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 1,385,745 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 1,473,882 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 1,422,974 −1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 1,399,259 +0.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 1,281,976 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 1,242,951 +3.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 947,414 −2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 1,019,431 +7.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 1,321,210 +12.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 1,260,281 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 1,358,676 +1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 1,234,528 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 1,379,617 +5.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 1,456,332 +6.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 1,450,191 +9.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 05:00–06:00 2.2min · 4,269 recorded · 4,205 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 26.3min 05:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights 102,941 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 94.2% · 4,269 recorded · 4,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 93.6% · 12,672 recorded · 12,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 91.8% · 9,408 recorded · 9,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 90.0% · 6,042 recorded · 5,958 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 89.7% · 4,813 recorded · 4,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 88.2% · 5,018 recorded · 4,928 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 84.5% · 6,567 recorded · 6,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 82.3% · 6,376 recorded · 6,303 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 79.8% · 5,537 recorded · 5,435 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 77.0% · 3,932 recorded · 3,850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 75.6% · 5,858 recorded · 5,728 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 73.2% · 5,808 recorded · 5,743 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.9% · 7,215 recorded · 7,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 70.7% · 8,516 recorded · 8,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.6% · 6,537 recorded · 6,356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 67.2% · 2,972 recorded · 2,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 66.0% · 998 recorded · 973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 68.0% · 395 recorded · 375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 28.5 14.3 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 2.2 min · 4,269 recorded · 4,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2.3 min · 12,672 recorded · 12,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 3.9 min · 9,408 recorded · 9,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6.3 min · 6,042 recorded · 5,958 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 4.4 min · 4,813 recorded · 4,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 4.7 min · 5,018 recorded · 4,928 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 9.7 min · 6,567 recorded · 6,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 10.4 min · 6,376 recorded · 6,303 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 13.0 min · 5,537 recorded · 5,435 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.9 min · 3,932 recorded · 3,850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 19.7 min · 5,858 recorded · 5,728 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.7 min · 5,808 recorded · 5,743 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 22.4 min · 7,215 recorded · 7,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 20.5 min · 8,516 recorded · 8,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 21.6 min · 6,537 recorded · 6,356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 21.9 min · 2,972 recorded · 2,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 25.2 min · 998 recorded · 973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 28.5 min · 395 recorded · 375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 12,672 6,336 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 4,269 · 4,269 recorded · 4,205 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 12,672 · 12,672 recorded · 12,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 9,408 · 9,408 recorded · 9,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6,042 · 6,042 recorded · 5,958 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 4,813 · 4,813 recorded · 4,746 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5,018 · 5,018 recorded · 4,928 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6,567 · 6,567 recorded · 6,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 6,376 · 6,376 recorded · 6,303 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 5,537 · 5,537 recorded · 5,435 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 3,932 · 3,932 recorded · 3,850 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 5,858 · 5,858 recorded · 5,728 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,808 · 5,808 recorded · 5,743 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 7,215 · 7,215 recorded · 7,048 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 8,516 · 8,516 recorded · 8,346 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 6,537 · 6,537 recorded · 6,356 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 2,972 · 2,972 recorded · 2,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 998 · 998 recorded · 973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 395 · 395 recorded · 375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 7 · 7 recorded · 7 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 1 1 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 94.2% 2.2 min 4,205 4,269 06:00 93.6% 2.3 min 12,442 12,672 07:00 91.8% 3.9 min 9,280 9,408 08:00 90.0% 6.3 min 5,958 6,042 09:00 89.7% 4.4 min 4,746 4,813 10:00 88.2% 4.7 min 4,928 5,018 11:00 84.5% 9.7 min 6,488 6,567 12:00 82.3% 10.4 min 6,303 6,376 13:00 79.8% 13.0 min 5,435 5,537 14:00 77.0% 16.9 min 3,850 3,932 15:00 75.6% 19.7 min 5,728 5,858 16:00 73.2% 17.7 min 5,743 5,808 17:00 70.9% 22.4 min 7,048 7,215 18:00 70.7% 20.5 min 8,346 8,516 19:00 68.6% 21.6 min 6,356 6,537 20:00 67.2% 21.9 min 2,883 2,972 21:00 66.0% 25.2 min 973 998 22:00 68.0% 28.5 min 375 395 23:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 7 7
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 80.2% · 15,811 recorded · 15,465 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 85.0% · 13,839 recorded · 13,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 85.2% · 13,657 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.2% · 15,376 recorded · 15,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 80.7% · 15,542 recorded · 15,299 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.7% · 12,736 recorded · 12,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.5% · 15,980 recorded · 15,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 14.6 7.3 0.0
Monday · 14.1 min · 15,811 recorded · 15,465 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.7 min · 13,839 recorded · 13,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 9.2 min · 13,657 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.1 min · 15,376 recorded · 15,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 12.7 min · 15,542 recorded · 15,299 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 10.7 min · 12,736 recorded · 12,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 14.6 min · 15,980 recorded · 15,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 15,980 7,990 0
Monday · 15,811 · 15,811 recorded · 15,465 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 13,839 · 13,839 recorded · 13,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 13,657 · 13,657 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 15,376 · 15,376 recorded · 15,147 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 15,542 · 15,542 recorded · 15,299 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12,736 · 12,736 recorded · 12,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15,980 · 15,980 recorded · 15,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 80.2% 14.1 min 15,465 15,811 Tuesday 85.0% 8.7 min 13,686 13,839 Wednesday 85.2% 9.2 min 13,495 13,657 Thursday 81.2% 12.1 min 15,147 15,376 Friday 80.7% 12.7 min 15,299 15,542 Saturday 82.7% 10.7 min 12,488 12,736 Sunday 78.5% 14.6 min 15,515 15,980
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 84.4% · 8,368 recorded · 7,907 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 83.3% · 7,802 recorded · 7,556 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.1% · 9,237 recorded · 9,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 83.7% · 9,276 recorded · 9,215 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 82.0% · 9,684 recorded · 9,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 77.0% · 9,479 recorded · 9,281 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 71.7% · 4,907 recorded · 4,720 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 79.1% · 4,640 recorded · 4,578 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.7% · 9,588 recorded · 9,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 85.0% · 10,287 recorded · 10,210 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.0% · 9,860 recorded · 9,758 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 78.5% · 9,813 recorded · 9,711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 25.8 12.9 0.0
Jan · 10.0 min · 8,368 recorded · 7,907 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 9.9 min · 7,802 recorded · 7,556 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.6 min · 9,237 recorded · 9,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.1 min · 9,276 recorded · 9,215 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 10.9 min · 9,684 recorded · 9,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 18.1 min · 9,479 recorded · 9,281 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 25.8 min · 4,907 recorded · 4,720 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 14.9 min · 4,640 recorded · 4,578 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.8 min · 9,588 recorded · 9,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 8.0 min · 10,287 recorded · 10,210 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8.1 min · 9,860 recorded · 9,758 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 13.7 min · 9,813 recorded · 9,711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 10,287 5,144 0
Jan · 8,368 · 8,368 recorded · 7,907 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7,802 · 7,802 recorded · 7,556 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9,237 · 9,237 recorded · 9,061 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9,276 · 9,276 recorded · 9,215 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 9,684 · 9,684 recorded · 9,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 9,479 · 9,479 recorded · 9,281 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 4,907 · 4,907 recorded · 4,720 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 4,640 · 4,640 recorded · 4,578 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 9,588 · 9,588 recorded · 9,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 10,287 · 10,287 recorded · 10,210 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9,860 · 9,860 recorded · 9,758 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 9,813 · 9,813 recorded · 9,711 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 84.4% 10.0 min 7,907 8,368 Feb 83.3% 9.9 min 7,556 7,802 Mar 80.1% 13.6 min 9,061 9,237 Apr 83.7% 9.1 min 9,215 9,276 May 82.0% 10.9 min 9,583 9,684 Jun 77.0% 18.1 min 9,281 9,479 Jul 71.7% 25.8 min 4,720 4,907 Aug 79.1% 14.9 min 4,578 4,640 Sep 85.7% 8.8 min 9,515 9,588 Oct 85.0% 8.0 min 10,210 10,287 Nov 85.0% 8.1 min 9,758 9,860 Dec 78.5% 13.7 min 9,711 9,813
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 80.3% 82,682 Delayed >15 min 17.9% 18,413 Cancelled 1.8% 1,846 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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