Airport Served 14.5 Million Travelers in 2023 RDU rang out 2023 by breaking the annual passenger traffic record set in 2019. More than 14.5 million travelers flew through RDU last year, compared to the previous high of 14.2 million. 2023 traffic topped 2019 by two percent and 2022 by more than 22 percent. “We areRead More

Airline Also Adding New Routes to Five More Destinations Frontier Airlines will begin direct service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in May. The ultra-low fare carrier will also begin nonstop service from RDU to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston, Miami International AirportRead More

Airline Will Serve California Tech Hub and Westchester County, NY  Breeze Airways will begin service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) on April 30, providing nonstop flights to the most popular domestic destination RDU does not currently serve. Breeze will also begin service to Westchester County Airport (HPN), New YorkRead More

Airport Exceeded 2019 Traffic for the Month: The Thanksgiving holiday boosted passenger traffic at RDU in November, with 1,259,984 passengers flying through the airport during the month, an increase of 17.8 percent over the same month last year. Passenger traffic was also up 5.7 percent over November 2019, the airport’s busiest year on record.   “WithRead More

RDU anticipates ending 2023 with bustling passenger traffic that could exceed the record set in 2019. The busy winter holiday season begins this week and lasts through New Year.  “RDU expects to close out 2023 with strong passenger traffic after a year of announcing new airlines, adding new destinations and welcoming more passengers than weRead More