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RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh/Durham, United States · KRDU
CHANCE YOU STEP OFF ANY BOARDING SAFELY
99.999993%
This is the worldwide boarding figure, not RDU's — two different numbers, answering two different questions. RDU's own NTSB/FAA safety record is below.
FLIGHTS / YEAR
38.7M
DEATH RISK
1 / 13.7M boardings
SOURCE: MIT / ARNOLD BARNETT, 2024 (opens in a new window) HOW THIS NUMBER IS DERIVED
AIRPORT FACTS
IATA / ICAORDU / KRDU
CityRaleigh/Durham
CountryUnited States
Airport classLarge airport
Runways3
Longest runway3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Coordinates35.879, -78.787
Its longest runway beats 75% of the 3,254 commercial airports listed on this site. Runway figures from OurAirports (opens in a new window), public domain.
NTSB / FAA SAFETY RECORD — RDU §
1.427
ACCIDENTS / MILLION DEPARTURES §
0.285
WITH FATALITIES §
5 accidents (1 fatal accident, 2 deaths, last 2019) over 3,502,944 FAA-tracked departures, 2008–2025. §
Checked 2026-07-10.
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Statistically Fine — RDU — Raleigh-Durham International Airport safety record
https://statisticallyfine.com/airport/RDU/
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EXAMPLE FLIGHTS — NOT RDU DEPARTURES

ALL FLIGHTS →
BA 249 LHR → GIG · 787-9 SAFE ✓ UA 92 EWR → LIS · 767-300 SAFE ✓ AA 100 JFK → LHR · 777-300ER SAFE ✓ JL 44 HND → SYD · A350-900 SAFE ✓
These are example flights from elsewhere on the site, not real RDU arrivals. Live per-airport schedules wire in with a flight-data API.
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