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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Pittsburgh

RDU–PIT · 328 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
710
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 710 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

RDU–PIT flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RDU–PIT flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 80%.

Ticking up lately.

RDU–PIT flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(102 flights)
  • Tue87%(103 flights)
  • Wed82%(104 flights)
  • Thu81%(97 flights)
  • Fri80%(104 flights)
  • Sat85%(87 flights)
  • Sun82%(102 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(342 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM96%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 78% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%54
July 202570%57
August 202586%57
September 202585%59
October 202577%61
November 202589%56
December 202577%61
January 202690%58
February 202680%55
March 202682%62
April 202690%59
May 202690%60

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Based on 710 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.