Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia Flights RDU → PHL

Raleigh Durham International Airport → Philadelphia International Airport

🇺🇸 Raleigh/Durham, US → 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, US

The Raleigh/Durham to Philadelphia route connects Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in US with Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 337 miles (542 km) with a typical flight time of 56m. This route is served by 8 airlines: American Airlines, PSA Airlines, Frontier and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 17 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Raleigh Durham International Airport

ICAO Code:: KRDU
IATA Code:: RDU
City:: 🇺🇸 Raleigh/Durham
Country:: US
Elevation:: 435 ft

Destination Airport

Philadelphia International Airport

ICAO Code:: KPHL
IATA Code:: PHL
City:: 🇺🇸 Philadelphia
Country:: US
Elevation:: 36 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

337

Miles

56m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
PSA Airlines	`JIA`	`OH`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
United Parcel Service	`UPS`	`5X`
Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
Air Wisconsin	`AWI`	`ZW`
Piedmont	`PDT`	`PT`
Kaiser Air	`KAI`	`-`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	19	16%
Tuesday	17	14%
Wednesday	21	17%
Thursday	20	17%
Friday	12	10%
Saturday	17	14%
Sunday	15	12%

Pattern Analysis

17 Daily Flights:

UPS1273 JIA5361 FFT2072 RPA4661 JIA5015 JIA5392 JIA5485 FFT2060 RPA4466 AAL1596 AAL1674 AAL2982 JIA5113 JIA5398 FFT1518 RPA4729 KAI525

Data Points: 121
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 89 flights
Weekend: 32 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

8 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Air Wisconsin `AWI` / `ZW`	-	E145	-	M T W T F S S	Aug 27, 2025	Active
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`	AAL1596 AAL1674 AAL2982	A321	16:13 4:13 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 21, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	FFT2072 FFT2060 FFT1518	A21N	11:00 11:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 23, 2026	Active
Kaiser Air `KAI`	KAI525	B737	21:00 9:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Dec 8, 2025	Active
Piedmont `PDT` / `PT`	-	E145	-	M T W T F S S	Aug 20, 2025	Active
PSA Airlines `JIA` / `OH`	JIA5361 JIA5015 JIA5392 JIA5485 JIA5113 JIA5398	CRJ9	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 8, 2026	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`	RPA4661 RPA4466 RPA4729	E75L	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 7, 2026	Active
United Parcel Service `UPS` / `5X`	UPS1273	B752	22:04 10:04 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 6, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 9

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:00 6:00 AM	PSA Airlines	`JIA`	`OH`
06:00 6:00 AM	Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
11:00 11:00 AM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
16:13 4:13 PM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
21:00 9:00 PM	Kaiser Air	`KAI`	`-`
22:04 10:04 PM	United Parcel Service	`UPS`	`5X`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KRDU - America/New_York).

Total Departure Times: 6

Time Range:
06:00 - 22:04

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.