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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Raleigh-Durham International ⇄ Frankfurt RDU–FRA

Airlines flew 461 flights between Raleigh-Durham International RDU in Raleigh/Durham, NC and Frankfurt, Germany FRA in Frankfurt, DE in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 99,977 passengers in 120,409 seats, 83% of them filled, and 5,690,994 pounds of freight. 4,277 miles, about 2 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Lufthansa German Airlines (460), United Air Lines Inc. (1).

461
flights, twelve months
RDU-FRA: 229 · FRA-RDU: 232
99,977
passengers
83% of seats filled
4,277
miles
about 2 minutes airborne
2
airlines
5 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0153046611/254/257/2510/251/264/26617/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2526
2/2524
3/2526
4/2541
5/2547
6/2542
7/2544
8/2544
9/2544
10/2540
11/2526
12/2524
1/2620
2/2617
3/2628
4/2645
5/2652
6/2660
7/2661

Passengers by month

03,6007,20010,80014,4001/254/257/2510/251/264/2614,4007/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/254,677
2/253,680
3/255,216
4/257,936
5/259,459
6/259,016
7/2510,445
8/2510,067
9/259,602
10/258,831
11/255,464
12/255,502
1/264,758
2/262,953
3/266,133
4/268,252
5/2611,004
6/2613,011
7/2614,400

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Lufthansa German Airlines LH46099,63583%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA134298%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A330-20038225582,824
B787-900 Dreamliner5929412,741
Airbus Industrie A340-300182793,869
Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER1350342
Airbus Industrie A340-6001281201

RDU → FRA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

229 flights, 51,831 passengers in 59,742 seats, 1,897,415 pounds of freight. Lufthansa German Airlines 229.

FRA → RDU this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

232 flights, 48,146 passengers in 60,667 seats, 3,793,579 pounds of freight. Lufthansa German Airlines 231; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Raleigh-Durham International RDU and Frankfurt, Germany FRA; all routes.