The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 4 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
57 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PHL Philadelphia, PA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
78%
American
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia is 337 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Philadelphia to Raleigh Durham
1 hour, 24 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 19m
Frontier
1h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

337 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
28
Frontier
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Raleigh Durham from Philadelphia by plane?

The distance from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia by plane is 337 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 Philadelphia?

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia?

American and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia.

Does Southwest fly from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia?

Southwest does not fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU) to Philadelphia (PHL). 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 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 57 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Philadelphia 7 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 Philadelphia, Frontier is 78% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 78% 20% 2%
American 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Raleigh Durham and Philadelphia, 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)
American 15 57 6 79
Frontier 16 56 10 83

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
6am 0.31
1pm 0.16
9am 0.12
3pm 0.23
11pm 0.04
8am 0.59
11am 1.23
7pm 0.11
7am 0.62
5pm 0.5
10pm 0.13
8pm 0.07
9pm 0.06
10am 0.02
6pm 0.64
12pm 0.45
2pm 0.16
4pm 0.7

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia 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 166
February 159
March 190
April 170
May 208
June 226
July 220
August 192
September 206
October 214
November 187
December 153

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham to Philadelphia 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 6.42
Tuesday 6.38
Wednesday 6.44
Thursday 6.4
Friday 6.44
Saturday 5.6
Sunday 6.37

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
American 1
Frontier 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)
6am 16 57 5 80
1pm 16 57 7 82
9am 14 54 10 83
3pm 16 57 9 84
11pm 14 52 10 78
8am 15 56 9 81
11am 14 57 6 78
7pm 18 57 10 85
7am 15 56 6 79
5pm 15 57 9 82
10pm 13 53 10 79
8pm 13 54 9 81
9pm 15 55 10 83
10am 16 58 7 85
6pm 15 57 8 81
12pm 15 57 8 80
2pm 16 56 6 79
4pm 15 59 8 84
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.