RDU Facts
Location
Wake County, North Carolina, USA; 11 miles northwest of Raleigh, 10.5 miles southeast of Durham, and 17 miles east-southeast of Chapel Hill
Property
5,000 acres
Elevation
436 feet above mean sea level
Flights
More than 400 daily arrivals and departures
Destinations
66 destinations served
Airlines
11 major airlines
Passengers
12.8 million passengers in 2018
Cargo
More than 100,000 tons in 2018
Facilities Information
Terminal Area Parking
11,700 public parking spaces; ParkRDU Economy 3 & 4: 6,200
Terminal 1
First section opened in 1955. Re-opened 1982, modernized in 2014. Five gates in use.
Terminal 2
First phase opened in Oct. 2008; building completed in January 2011; 36 gates
Runway 5L-23R
Length 10,000 feet x 150 feet wide
Runway 5R-23L
Length 7,500 feet x 150 feet wide; rehabilitated in 2008
Runway 14-32
Length 3,550 feet x 100 feet wide
Observation Park
Opened 1987; renovated in 1996