Airport gate intelligence · RDU
How many gates does Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) have?
Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) has 45 gates, with about 210 airline departures a day. American has the most (9), followed by Delta (8).
American flies 23% of the 29,394 seats leaving RDU each day. American has 12% more gates than Delta. 9 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at RDU
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 9 | 51 | 6,766 | 23% | 132 | 37% | 55 min | 33 |
| Delta | 8 | 54 | 7,128 | 24% | 132 | 35% | 73 min | 37 |
| Southwest | 4 | 25 | 4,194 | 14% | 168 | 0% | 52 min | 7 |
| Breeze | 3 | 24 | 3,242 | 11% | 137 | 0% | 45 min | 2 |
| United | 3 | 23 | 3,233 | 11% | 141 | 23% | 70 min | 23 |
| JetBlue | 2 | 9 | 1,348 | 5% | 150 | 0% | 68 min | 0 |
| Frontier | 1 | 12 | 2,573 | 9% | 214 | 0% | 58 min | 0 |
| Alaska | – | 2 | 350 | 1% | 175 | 0% | 86 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 9 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 6 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at RDU
82% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | 23 | 90% | 10% |
| Breeze | 24 | 89% | 11% |
| Delta | 54 | 86% | 14% |
| American | 51 | 82% | 18% |
| Southwest | 25 | 75% | 25% |
| Frontier | 12 | 61% | 39% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft RDU’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at RDU: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no RDU gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: Sun Country (20 flights to Minneapolis/St. Paul and Louisville).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): K9 (2 flights); GlobalX (1 flight).
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How many gates does Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) have?
Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) has 45 gates, with about 210 airline departures a day. American has the most (9), followed by Delta (8).
Which airline has the most gates at Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU)?
American, with 9 of the 45 gates at RDU (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU)?
About 210 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is American in at RDU?
American flies from Terminal 2’s Concourse C at Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU).
How many gates does American have at RDU?
9 gates, with about 51 departures and 6,766 seats a day.
How many gates does Delta have at RDU?
8 gates, with about 54 departures and 7,128 seats a day.
How many gates does Southwest have at RDU?
4 gates, with about 25 departures and 4,194 seats a day.
How many seats leave RDU each day?
About 29,394 seats on 210 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at RDU?
63 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves RDU on time most often?
United Airlines: 90% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 82% for all airlines at RDU (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How often do flights at RDU go back to the gate after pushing back?
4 departures in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at RDU?
About 112 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.