Airport Open to Arriving and Departing Flights The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority and mutual aid partners responded to an accident at approximately 10:10 a.m. involving a general aviation aircraft in the grass near RDU Runway 5R-23L. The aircraft, arriving at RDU from Wilmington, N.C, had two people on board – one pilot and one passenger. BothRead More
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Spring Break Brings More Than 1.2 Million Travelers to RDU
“Reimagine” Campaign Highlights New Airport Dining, Technology and More: Passenger traffic at RDU got a significant boost in March, with spring break getaways bringing more than 1.2 million travelers through the airport – an increase of 24.7 percent above February of this year and a 6.9 percent increase above March 2023. “The boost in passengerRead More
Airport Authority Board Passes $419 Million FY 2024-2025 Budget
Breeze and Sun Country to Move to Terminal 1 in April The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board passed a $419 million budget Thursday for the fiscal year beginning April 1. The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget is based on projected record traffic totaling more than 15.5 million passengers, a 1.1 million passenger increase compared to Fiscal YearRead More
RDU Continues to Set Passenger Traffic Records in 2024
Airport to Add More Electric Buses to its Fleet RDU started 2024 with record-setting passenger traffic in January. More than 967,600 travelers flew through the airport last month. That was 10.5% higher than January 2023, and 4.6% higher than January 2019. “RDU continues to grow in 2024 with the addition of a new airline, newRead More
RDU Announces Direct Flights to Panama City on Copa Airlines
Route Will Provide a New Gateway to Central and South America and the Caribbean: RDU will make traveling from the Research Triangle region to Central and South America and the Caribbean easier with direct flights to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama on Copa Airlines. Copa will become RDU’s 18th airline and PanamaRead More