What is the TSA wait at RDU right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). We will not estimate one.
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Raleigh-Durham International Airport TSA wait times
RDU · KRDU · Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
79%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 81 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (86%). The lowest was July 2026 (69%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 408,564 | 45% |
| the airline | 243,375 | 27% |
| the national airspace system | 228,977 | 25% |
| weather | 34,124 | 4% |
| security | 1,335 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY · Fayetteville62 mi
- Piedmont Triad International Airport GSO · Greensboro66 mi
- Pitt-Greenville Airport PGV · Greenville80 mi
- Albert J Ellis Airport OAJ · Richlands98 mi
- Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH · Lynchburg103 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 05L/23R, 10,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 435.2 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 7,584,394
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I D
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/06/04
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for RDU?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
How often do flights leave RDU on time?
Flights out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 81 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to RDU?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near RDU?
The nearest airports in this list are Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY), 62 straight-line miles; Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), 66 straight-line miles; Pitt-Greenville Airport (PGV), 80 straight-line miles; Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ), 98 straight-line miles; Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH), 103 straight-line miles.