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Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina
IATA: RDU
ICAO: KRDU
FAA: RDU
Elevation: 435 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
20,110
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
22,902
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
22,976
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
6.32M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
+1.64%
+102,036 passengers
National Rank
#32
2025 comparable rank #32

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count20,110
30-day average23,362
Busiest 2026 day32,190
May 10
Comparable 2025 YTD6,218,878
2026 YTD6,320,914

Monthly RDU TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

RDU airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January512,472537,636538,36017,366
February504,754511,294545,18019,471
March664,092671,564706,47822,790
April663,555675,614690,09523,003
May749,742755,277773,19224,942
June784,280778,608789,32726,311
July771,205796,879798,96825,773
August727,224734,730714,54123,050
September661,206683,219689,27822,976
October*61,28874,05775,49525,165
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

RDU National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#32
8,185,914 passengers
2025
#32
8,351,119 passengers
2026 YTD
#32
6,320,914 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated cityRaleigh/Durham
State or territoryNorth Carolina
Elevation435 ft
Coordinates35.8776, -78.7875

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeRDU
FAA identifierRDU
ICAO identifierKRDU
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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