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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to San Jose (SJC): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 69 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,820 km, an estimated 5 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and San Jose. Updated 24 October 2026 at 05:03 UTC.
RDU
Raleigh/Durham
smooth · +6
SJC
San Jose
smooth · +5
3,820 km · ~5h 24m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100
route health from live RDU and SJC delay boards
Median arrival delay is +69 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+69 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~5h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes10-23LXJ727dep +64 → arr+69
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at SJC: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Raleigh/Durham to San Jose route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RDU to SJC 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/RDU-SJC
RDU to SJC questions
Is RDU–SJC running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from RDU to SJC?
Great-circle distance is 3,820 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 300–357 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RDU–SJC fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (wed). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RDU and arrival-side delay at SJC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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