About Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is classified by OurAirports as a large airport serving Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KRDU, by the three-letter IATA code RDU, and the four-letter ICAO code KRDU. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 35.8787° N, 78.7873° W, with a published field elevation of 435 feet above mean sea level.
"Raleigh-Durham International Airport" is one of 396 public-use airports in North Carolina, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Raleigh-Durham International Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina (NC) |
| City and state (page) | Raleigh/Durham, NC |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KRDU |
| IATA code | RDU |
| ICAO code | KRDU |
| Airport class | large_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 35.8787° N, 78.7873° W |
| Field elevation | 435 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Official airport website | https://www.rdu.com/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Raleigh-Durham International Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Airport | Apex | NC | NC81 / - |
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| Deck Airpark | Apex | NC | NC11 / - |
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| Lake Ridge Aero Park Airport | Durham | NC | 8NC8 / - |
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| Womble Field | Chapel Hill | NC | 3NC9 / - |
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| Bagwell Airport | Garner | NC | NC99 / - |
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| Triple W Airport | Raleigh | NC | K5W5 / - |
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