The flight time from Austin to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 26 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
79%
Southwest
76%
Delta
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 26 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Raleigh Durham is 1162 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Raleigh Durham to Austin
3 hours, 14 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 40m
American
2h 46m
Delta
2h 54m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

1162 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
12
American
10
Southwest
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Raleigh Durham by plane?

The distance from Austin to Raleigh Durham by plane is 1162 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Raleigh Durham?

The flight time from Austin to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 26 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 40 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 54 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Raleigh Durham?

Southwest, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Raleigh Durham.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Raleigh Durham?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Raleigh Durham (RDU). On average, they have 6 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Austin on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 146 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 1 minute late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Austin to Raleigh Durham, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 79% 20% 1%
Southwest 76% 24% 0%
Delta 71% 29% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin and Raleigh Durham, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 12 143 3 160
American 14 145 5 166
Delta 18 150 5 174

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6pm 0.15
7am 0.36
8pm 0.18
12pm 0.18
11am 0.1
2pm 0.54
3pm 0.38
4pm 0.05
5pm 0.29
9am 0.24
7pm 0.7
1pm 0.33
8am 0.33
10am 0.37

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Raleigh Durham that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 85
February 46
March 75
April 118
May 147
June 155
July 157
August 150
September 154
October 170
November 150
December 137

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Raleigh Durham that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 4.65
Tuesday 4.1
Wednesday 4.17
Thursday 4.6
Friday 4.65
Saturday 3.06
Sunday 4.46

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
American 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6pm 12 152 5 170
7am 16 157 5 181
8pm 13 143 5 163
12pm 13 142 3 158
11am 19 137 5 162
2pm 16 151 5 176
3pm 12 143 3 161
4pm 12 153 5 171
5pm 19 142 6 169
9am 17 144 5 168
7pm 15 148 6 170
1pm 13 145 4 164
8am 15 147 4 166
10am 17 141 5 166
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.