The flight time from Orlando to Raleigh Durham is 1 hour, 41 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 19 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
79%
Southwest
79%
Frontier
78%
Spirit
76%
JetBlue
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Raleigh Durham is 1 hour, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 19 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Raleigh Durham is 534 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Raleigh Durham to Orlando
1 hour, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 36m
Delta
1h 40m
Spirit
1h 44m
Frontier
1h 47m
JetBlue
1h 47m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

55

Distance

534 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
18
Frontier
15
Southwest
14
JetBlue
5
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Raleigh Durham by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Raleigh Durham by plane is 534 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Raleigh Durham?

The flight time from Orlando to Raleigh Durham is 1 hour, 41 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 19 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 36 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Raleigh Durham?

Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit, Delta, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Orlando to Raleigh Durham.

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Raleigh Durham?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Raleigh Durham (RDU). On average, they have 14 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 Orlando 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 79 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 4 minutes early

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 Orlando to Raleigh Durham, Delta is 79% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 79% 20% 1%
Southwest 79% 21% 0%
Frontier 78% 21% 1%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%
JetBlue 69% 31% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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 13 78 3 96
Delta 14 78 5 100
Spirit 18 79 7 104
Frontier 18 79 7 107
JetBlue 20 80 6 107

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
1pm 0.31
12pm 0.2
6am 0.37
8am 0.54
7pm 0.27
8pm 0.72
10am 0.16
11am 0.12
11pm 0.02
5pm 0.19
9am 1.14
5am 0.03
6pm 0.32
9pm 0.39
3pm 0.82
4pm 0.34
2pm 0.83
7am 0.61
0am 0
10pm 0.43

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 233
February 217
March 260
April 234
May 237
June 241
July 241
August 239
September 214
October 263
November 255
December 244

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 8.12
Tuesday 7.06
Wednesday 6.87
Thursday 8.15
Friday 8.12
Saturday 8.44
Sunday 8.6

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
Frontier 0
Southwest 0
JetBlue 0
Spirit 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)
1pm 19 78 6 105
12pm 20 80 7 112
6am 17 78 7 105
8am 17 78 5 101
7pm 16 80 5 100
8pm 14 79 5 99
10am 18 77 6 102
11am 20 81 7 108
11pm 14 81 6 99
5pm 19 80 7 108
9am 14 78 5 99
5am 15 79 9 104
6pm 13 79 4 97
9pm 15 77 5 98
3pm 16 79 6 103
4pm 18 79 6 104
2pm 18 80 5 105
7am 14 79 3 97
0am 19 73 6 98
10pm 16 77 7 101
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.