The flight time from Raleigh Durham to New York is 1 hour, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 3 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 8 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives JFK New York, NY 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Delta
81%
JetBlue
64%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to New York is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 8 minutes.

The flight distance from Raleigh Durham to New York is 427 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Raleigh Durham
1 hour, 44 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
1h 34m
Delta
1h 38m
American
1h 40m
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

79

Distance

427 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
32
American
29
JetBlue
17

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Raleigh Durham from New York by plane?

The distance from Raleigh Durham to New York by plane is 427 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Raleigh Durham to New York?

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to New York is 1 hour, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 8 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 1 hour, 34 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Raleigh Durham to New York?

American, JetBlue, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Raleigh Durham to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Raleigh Durham to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU) to New York (JFK). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Raleigh Durham 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 68 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives New York 10 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 Raleigh Durham to New York, American is 85% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 85% 13% 2%
Delta 81% 15% 4%
JetBlue 64% 34% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Raleigh Durham and New York, 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)
JetBlue 17 67 8 94
Delta 19 67 9 98
American 18 69 12 100

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
5am 0.89
11am 0.49
6pm 0.19
8am 0.3
8pm 0.6
1pm 0.66
7am 0.28
7pm 1.35
10pm 0.02
2pm 1.14
12pm 1.28
9am 0.48
9pm 0.48
4pm 0.65
10am 0.83
3pm 0.38
6am 1.01
5pm 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to New York 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 294
February 293
March 309
April 320
May 371
June 340
July 341
August 404
September 390
October 403
November 344
December 323

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to New York 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 11.17
Tuesday 11.48
Wednesday 11.48
Thursday 11.19
Friday 11.23
Saturday 11.52
Sunday 11.38

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 1
American 1
JetBlue 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)
5am 16 67 11 95
11am 18 67 7 94
6pm 20 68 11 100
8am 17 67 8 94
8pm 20 69 10 101
1pm 18 67 11 99
7am 18 66 11 96
7pm 20 69 11 102
10pm 12 71 16 101
2pm 18 68 10 99
12pm 19 69 10 101
9am 17 68 8 94
9pm 17 68 11 98
4pm 20 69 11 103
10am 16 66 8 91
3pm 17 69 10 100
6am 20 67 11 100
5pm 24 70 13 118
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.