The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Newark is 1 hour, 36 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 3 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 6 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
Delta
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Newark is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 6 minutes.

The flight distance from Raleigh Durham to Newark is 416 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Raleigh Durham
1 hour, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
1h 35m
Delta
1h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

51

Distance

416 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
35
Delta
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Raleigh Durham from Newark by plane?

The distance from Raleigh Durham to Newark by plane is 416 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 Newark?

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Newark is 1 hour, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 6 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 1 hour, 35 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Raleigh Durham to Newark?

Delta and United are the airlines with direct flights from Raleigh Durham to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Raleigh Durham to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU) to Newark (EWR). 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 19 minutes
In the Air 66 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Newark 9 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 Newark, Delta is 78% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 13% 2%
Delta 78% 18% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Raleigh Durham and Newark, 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)
United 18 66 9 95
Delta 21 66 9 98

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
8am 0.05
2pm 0.67
7pm 0.29
3pm 0.16
8pm 0.16
11am 0.78
1pm 0.31
10am 0.02
12pm 0.85
7am 1.29
5pm 0.69
6am 0.9
4pm 0
6pm 0.93

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to Newark 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 197
February 209
March 221
April 240
May 241
June 204
July 216
August 228
September 240
October 241
November 248
December 187

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to Newark 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 7.94
Tuesday 7.48
Wednesday 7.48
Thursday 7.83
Friday 8.02
Saturday 5.87
Sunday 6.77

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
United 1
Delta 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)
8am 24 61 10 96
2pm 20 68 8 100
7pm 17 66 10 95
3pm 23 67 9 102
8pm 18 65 10 97
11am 16 65 7 88
1pm 19 68 10 102
10am 22 67 8 101
12pm 20 67 8 96
7am 20 65 9 95
5pm 22 68 10 101
6am 18 64 8 91
4pm 51 70 7 128
6pm 21 67 9 99
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.