Raleigh-Durham International
RDU · KRDU · Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina · Wake County · map
Raleigh-Durham International is a public-use airport, 9 miles northwest of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, 435 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05L/23R, is 10,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRDU · observed 4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC), 32 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (090°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.09 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:34 pm EDT (17:34 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRDU 062051Z 09007KT 10SM FEW055 FEW250 22/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02220078 56021
TAF KRDU 061734Z 0618/0718 05006KT P6SM FEW050
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RDU · ICAO KRDU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 435 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05R/23L | 7,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,570 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 23R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 05R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 23L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 120 ft high 3,046 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 123.8 | Raleigh |
| Clearance delivery | 120.1 | Raleigh |
| Ground | 121.9 | Raleigh |
| Tower | 127.45 | Raleigh |
| Approach · Blogs and star · Brade and star arriving from headings 055 to 229 | 124.95 | Raleigh |
| Class C airspace · Departure · Departure procedure (HOOKZ) arriving from headings 055 to 229 | 125.3 | Raleigh |
| Approach · Buzzy and star · Dmstr and star arriving from headings 230 to 054 | 127.675 | Raleigh |
| Departure procedure (BEXGO) · Class C airspace · Departure arriving from headings 230 to 054 | 132.35 | Raleigh |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Raleigh |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 919-244-2891.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Raleigh/Durham from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Raleigh/Durham, NC as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 40 since 1982, 15 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Visibility of beacon shielded to the North.
- No jet engine maintenance runs between 12:00 am to 6:00 am.
- Runway 05L/23R ungrooved.
- Airport closed to airships.
- Taxiway east behind south cargo 4 and taxiway J behind corporate hangars not vsbl from the control tower.
- Taxiway F4 and F5 is closed until further notice.
- All tdg V aircraft txg on taxiway a are restricted to taxi spd of 15 mph.
- Apn txl F between taxiway T1 and taxiway T7 closed to aircraft with wingspan more than 171 feet.
- Taxiway D closed to aircraft with wingspan more than 171 feet when taxiway G and H are occupied.
- Terminal 1 aircraft must contact air traffic control on 121.9 prior to push onto taxiway a. Terminal 2 aircraft must contact ramp tower on 130.175 prior to push. North cargo apron adg IV or V aircraft must contact air traffic control on 121.9 prior to push.
- Taxiway C between taxiway F and G is rstrd to aircraft less than a maximum gross takeoff weight of 490000 pounds.
- Taxiway east closed to afct with wingspan more than 171 feet.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.