KRDU · RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU / RDU) is a large airport with scheduled airline service serving Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. The field lies at 435 ft (133 m) above sea level and has three runways, the longest 10,000 ft (3,048 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Cox Airport (NC81), 8 nm SSW.

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Location

Elevation
435 ft (133 m)
Coordinates
35.8787, -78.7873
Serving
Raleigh/Durham
Region
North Carolina
Time zone
America/New_York

Runways3 · longest 10,000 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
05L/23R10,000 ft3,048 m150 ftConcreteLit
05R/23L7,500 ft2,286 m150 ftAsphaltLit
14/323,570 ft1,088 m100 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
K5W5Triple W Airport · 16 nm SSE
Airfields within 25 nm
19

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.