RDU → CLTRaleigh/Durham to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Charlotte (CLT): 62 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 87% of the last 55 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 59 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 209 km, an estimated 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte. Updated 1 November 2026 at 00:40 UTC.

Today, RDU → CLT

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 AA1903American Left 06:12 +12 Landed 06:48 −20
  2. 11:07 AA1768American Left 11:15 +8 Landed 11:59 −22
  3. 12:50 AA2688American Left 13:01 +11 Landed 13:49 −10
  4. 15:30 AA671American Left 15:30 Landed 16:40 −3

Checked RDU board 15:03 · CLT board 20:40

RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +2
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
209 km · ~0h 46m est.
dep bank 05:02–20:2062x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 62x weekly · nonstop
87% on time

of the last 55 tracked RDU → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 59 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 55 arrivals
Flight time~0h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures62x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 59

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA87% on time

Flights AA1903 05:02 daily · AA683 07:00 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AA1753 09:16 daily · AA1768 11:07 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA1768dep +8 → arr−22
10-31AA1903dep +12 → arr−20
10-31AA2688dep +11 → arr−10
10-31AA671arrived−3
10-30AA1753dep +12 → arr−22
10-30AA1768dep +10 → arr−10
10-30AA1903dep +3 → arr−29
10-30AA1904dep +27 → arr−12
10-30AA2688dep +57 → arr+23
10-30AA2975dep +9 → arr−32
10-30AA3072dep +11 → arr−7
10-30AA683dep +18 → arr−8
10-30AA942dep +20 → arr−20
10-29AA1753dep +12 → arr−14
10-29AA1768dep +11 → arr+24
10-29AA1903dep +8 → arr−18
10-29AA1904dep +15 → arr−20
10-29AA2688dep +17 → arr−8
10-29AA2955departed+7
10-29AA2975dep +2 → arr−32
10-29AA3072dep +42 → arr+36
10-29AA683dep +26 → arr+3
10-29AA942dep +101 → arr+72
10-29DL5048departed+180
10-29WUP668departed+0
10-28AA1753dep +100 → arr+70
10-28AA1768dep +96 → arr+63
10-28AA1903dep +5 → arr−21
10-28AA2688dep +23 → arr−10
10-28AA2975dep +332 → arr−22
10-28AA3072dep +3 → arr−28
10-28AA683dep +5 → arr−19
10-28LN279AHdeparted+0
10-27AA1753dep +38 → arr+13
10-27AA1768dep +12 → arr−24
10-27AA1903dep +30 → arr+2
10-27AA2688dep +19 → arr+2
10-27AA3001dep +1 → arr−38
10-27AA3072dep +7 → arr−1
10-27AA671dep +13 → arr−23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RDURaleigh/Durham +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 3 kt Full RDU delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NNE 6 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RDU: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RDU to CLT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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RDU to CLT questions

Is RDU–CLT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:02 and evening departures around 17:37 from RDU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RDU to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 209 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 45–48 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 62 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.