Airport Welcomes New International Destination: Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and college graduations gave passenger traffic a boost in May and kicked off the busiest season of the year at RDU. More than 1.4 million travelers flew through the airport last month, outpacing April 2024 by 10.5 percent and setting a new record for monthly traffic.Read More
Lufthansa Flies Nonstop to Frankfurt, Germany Five Days a Week: Lufthansa launched nonstop service between RDU and Frankfurt on Thursday, giving Triangle-area travelers convenient access to Germany and beyond with streamlined connections to Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and more. “The launch of service to Frankfurt was 10 years in the making, dating backRead More
RDU was the fastest-growing Top 50 airport in the country in 2023. The airport grew at a rate of 22% over the previous year. The ranking is based on U.S. DOT data on how many passengers boarded flights at large airports during the calendar year. RDU also broke its previous record for passenger traffic inRead More
First annual report highlights the Airport Authority’s efforts to integrate sustainability into infrastructure development and business operations The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority published its first Sustainability Program Annual Report today. The Fiscal Year 2023/2024 report highlights the Authority’s efforts to integrate sustainable practices into planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and business processes at RDU. While theRead More
Travelers are Encouraged to Arrive at the Airport Early RDU expects a surge in passenger traffic over Memorial Day weekend with TSA projections indicating eight percent more people will travel through the airport compared to the same holiday weekend last year. Approximately 300,000 travelers are expected to fly through the airport from Thursday, May 23Read More
