Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Raleigh-durham
328 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–RDU arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 673 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights673
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 PIT → 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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,046 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 30 min · 678 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 382 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 322 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 310 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 306 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 327 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 236 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 25 min · 328 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 309 flights
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