Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Raleigh-durham
Flights on ATL–RDU arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,508 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights245
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights3,801
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.8%Flights462
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline49%
- Weather51%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 65 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → RDU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,411 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 3,382 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,784 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,390 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 2,964 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,890 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,873 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,101 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,741 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 2,110 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,123 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 2,093 flights
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