Plane range from Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) – how far can you fly?

Raleigh, United States

IATA Code
RDU
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Elevation
435 ft
Longest runway
10,000 ft
Airliners at MTOW
46 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
05L/23R 10,000 ft 150 ft concrete
05R/23L 7,500 ft 150 ft asphalt
14/32 3,570 ft 100 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Raleigh. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from RDU

RDU's longest runway, 05L/23R, is 10,000 ft.

Of the 55 airliners in PlaneRange, 46 can take off at maximum takeoff weight and 9 can leave with an 80% load but less fuel.

The runway costs the Douglas DC-8-63 the most. It needs 11,371 ft at maximum weight here, so at 80% load it leaves with less fuel and flies 3,366 nm instead of 4,486 nm.

AircraftTakeoff from RDURange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,340 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 8,996 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,645 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
SIN
Singapore, 8,566 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,254 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
SIN
Singapore, 8,566 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,949 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 8,488 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,645 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,955 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,949 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,955 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,152 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,955 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,934 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,955 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,660 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
CMB
Colombo, 7,955 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,660 ft
7,626 nm
407 pax
MNL
Manila, 7,580 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,746 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
HAN
Hanoi, 7,369 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,761 ft
7,399 nm
291 pax
HAN
Hanoi, 7,369 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,036 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
HKG
Hong Kong, 7,240 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,746 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 7,092 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,660 ft
7,051 nm
297 pax
TPE
Taipei, 6,975 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 10,355 ft
7,044 nm
223 pax
TPE
Taipei, 6,975 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,645 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
MCT
Muscat, 6,485 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 6,377 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,645 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
IKA
Tehran, 5,694 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,020 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
LOS
Lagos, 4,789 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,614 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
PRG
Prague, 3,905 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,599 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
ZRH
Zurich, 3,770 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,107 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
ZRH
Zurich, 3,770 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,025 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
HAM
Hamburg, 3,673 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,919 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
OSL
Oslo, 3,565 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,919 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
RBA
Rabat, 3,461 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,599 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
LHR
London, 3,356 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,294 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
LHR
London, 3,356 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,371 ft
3,366 nm
151 pax
LHR
London, 3,356 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,584 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
LIS
Lisbon, 3,247 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
LIS
Lisbon, 3,247 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,380 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
EDI
Edinburgh, 3,191 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
EDI
Edinburgh, 3,191 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,912 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
DUB
Dublin, 3,122 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,193 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
SNN
Shannon, 3,036 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,310 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,614 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,005 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,325 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,472 ft
2,785 nm
88 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,848 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,645 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
KEF
Reykjavik, 2,616 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,762 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
UIO
Quito, 2,162 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,208 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
UIO
Quito, 2,162 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,208 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
UIO
Quito, 2,162 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,122 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
UIO
Quito, 2,162 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,095 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
SFO
San Francisco, 2,081 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,922 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
GOH
Nuuk, 1,963 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,742 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 1,889 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,269 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 1,889 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,634 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 1,889 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,575 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 1,639 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,381 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 1,456 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,381 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 1,456 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,959 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
DEN
Denver, 1,245 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for RDU's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field, 53 nm from RDU. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from RDU

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from RDU at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

RDU → CGK Jakarta, 8,996 nm (16,660 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
RDU → SIN Singapore, 8,566 nm (15,865 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER and Airbus A350-1000
RDU → KUL Kuala Lumpur, 8,488 nm (15,720 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 1 more
RDU → SYD Sydney, 8,372 nm (15,504 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 1 more
RDU → CMB Colombo, 7,955 nm (14,733 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 6 more

Nearest major airports

CLT Charlotte 113 nm away · 10,000 ft runway ATL Atlanta 309 nm away · 12,390 ft runway EWR Newark 362 nm away · 11,000 ft runway JFK New York 371 nm away · 14,511 ft runway DTW Detroit 436 nm away · 12,003 ft runway MCO Orlando 465 nm away · 12,005 ft runway
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