Route · RDU → HOU · 2020–2025 BTS data
Raleigh/Durham to Houston
The RDU–HOU corridor (Raleigh/Durham, NC → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,050 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83%
- On-time
- +4 pts
- vs US avg
- 69 min
- Delay when late
- 599
- Flights
Cancelled
2.7%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,050 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2020 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2020 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
2.7%
16 of 599 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 599 flights
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RDU - Raleigh/Durham
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Raleigh/Durham, NC.
Origin airport →HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About RDU to HOU
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Raleigh/Durham to Houston (RDU to HOU) running a 83% on-time rate over 599 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 68.6 minutes. The 1,050-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 2.7% of 599 flights were cancelled, 0.2% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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