RDU Airport, NC – Raleigh-Durham International Airport today launched its holiday travel program, “Get Ready For Takeoff.” The passenger awareness campaign will offer holiday travelers information and tips on packing, security checkpoint, parking and airport services. Airport officials expect nearly 200,000 people to pass through the airport during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, which beginsRead More
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Notification of Sanitary Sewer Overflow at RDU
RDU Airport, NC – Raleigh-Durham International Airport experienced a sanitary sewer overflow from pump station #1, located on the north side of Aviation Parkway, of an estimated 13,000 to 16,000 gallons. The overflow began on Friday, October 11 at 9:30 a.m. and lasted for approximately 3 hours. The untreated wastewater entered Brier Creek Reservoir, whichRead More
American Airlines Announces Service From RDU to San Jose and San Juan
RDU Airport, NC – American Airlines yesterday announced that it will begin new daily nonstop service between RDU and San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 15. The airline will also launch daily nonstop service between RDU and San Jose, California on March 2, 2003. “We’re providing flights to the places people want to fly,” saidRead More
RDU Begins Installation of Tile Mural Depicting North Carolina’s Natural Environment
RDU Airport, NC – Raleigh-Durham International Airport recently began installation of its first permanent work of art. The tile mural, which is located in the pedestrian tunnel connecting Parking Garage 3 with Terminal A, depicts North Carolina’s ecosystems and features scenes from the state’s mountain, piedmont and coastal regions. The mural is the first majorRead More
Airline Flight Operations at RDU Near Normal Levels
RDU Airport, NC – Though passenger traffic is still light, more than 90 percent of scheduled flights are departing RDU, minus those of now-defunct Midway Airlines, which had 115 departures from RDU in August. The continued shutdown of Washington’s Reagan National Airport accounts for most of the flights that have not resumed since the airportRead More



