RDU

RDU receives authorization to replace its primary runway

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Sep 5, 2023

The new runway is expected to cost more than $500 million and be completed by 2028.

RDU passengers can now confirm identity with eyes or fingers

Posted by WRAL News | Jan 25, 2023

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is launching a new identity verification system, CLEAR. Here are the details.

Report: RDU airport produces $17B in economic output, supports 85K jobs

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jan 9, 2023

So what’s the economic impact of Raleigh-Durham-International Airport on North Carolina’s economy? Try some $17 billion and support for more than 85,000 jobs.

More than 1 million people traveled through RDU in November, up 13%

Posted by Jason Parker | Dec 16, 2022

Passenger traffic through Raleigh-Durham International Airport increased 13% year-over-year in November 2022, with more than 1 million traveling through.

RDU falls one spot in customer satisfaction survey, now tied as 4th best large airport

Posted by Jason Parker | Sep 21, 2022

RDU passengers are less satisfied with the airport than a year ago, dropping RDU from third to a tie for fourth in a ranking of best large airports.

Traveling this weekend? If flying, RDU may be busy, even with new TSA technology

Posted by Jason Parker | Jul 1, 2022

The Raleigh-Durham Airport is anticipating a high volume of passenger traffic through the airport this weekend, and a peak time may be early this morning.

1M passengers surge through RDU – most since pandemic; another airline launches service

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 27, 2022

Despite business travel remaining lower than pre-pandemic levels, leisure travel continues through RDU. And the airport welcomed two new airlines this month.

Return to the skies: RDU traffic up 90% from March 2021; airline execs rosy on future of air travel

Posted by Jason Parker | Apr 21, 2022

RDU released passenger data for March 2022 earlier today: up 90% compared to a year ago. And airline executives are optimistic about the future of air travel.