RDU → DALRaleigh/Durham to Dallas

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Dallas (DAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 89% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,689 km, an estimated 2 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Dallas. Updated 2 November 2026 at 20:03 UTC.

Today, RDU → DAL

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 16:25 WN200Southwest On scheduleT1 ·

Checked RDU board 15:03 · DAL board 10:18

RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +8
DAL Dallas smooth · +1
1,689 km · ~2h 40m est.
dep bank 09:25–16:257x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 9 tracked RDU → DAL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN1375 09:25 Mo Th Fr · WN4696 13:30 Tu We · WN200 16:25 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01WN200dep +80 → arr+46
10-31WN928dep +5 → arr−18
10-30WN1375dep +8 → arr−12
10-29B68703dep +16 → arr+15
10-29WN1375dep +8 → arr−2
10-28WN4696dep +10 → arr−8
10-27WN4696dep +22 → arr+3
10-261I295dep −3 → arr−6
10-26WN1375dep +9 → arr−20

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full RDU delay board →
DALDallas +1 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 12 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 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 Dallas route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RDU to DAL 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 DAL questions

Is RDU–DAL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–DAL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:25 from RDU. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RDU to DAL?

Great-circle distance is 1,689 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 149–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.