KRDU · Raleigh-Durham International Airport
ICAO · US · 39 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.44%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L | 045° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 23R | 225° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 05R | 045° | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 23L | 225° | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 14 | 135° | 3,570 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.21% |
| 32 | 315° | 3,570 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.21% |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 9 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 123.800
- CLD CLNC DEL 120.100
- GND GND 121.700
- TWR TWR 119.300
- APP APP 124.800
- DEP DEP 125.300
- OPS ARNG OPS 49.150
- RDO RDO 122.200
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KRDU on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- VORTAC RDU
Raleigh-Durham
117.20 MHz · DME 117.20 · BOTH · HIGH
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 37 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05R–23L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05R–23L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
All translated remarks (2)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 05L: MALSR. TDZL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´. RVR–TMR 0.6…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05R–23L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 05R–23L: H7500X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–176, 2S–175, 2D–3…
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (37 sentences)
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 56´.
- ·RVR–TR RWY 14–32: H3570X100 (ASPH) S–12 PCN 16 F/A/X/T MIRL RWY 32: REIL.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 47´.
- ·RWY 05L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 05R:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 23L:TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 23R:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2 LGT Visibility of bcn shielded to the North.
- ·MILITARY— FUEL A, A+ (C919–840–2200.) (NC–100LL)
- ·Twy F4 and Twy F5 clsd UFN.
- ·PPR for all mil acft F/W—R/W and unscheduled charter flights with 30 or more passengers. 24 hrs PN rqr for mil practice apch.
- ·Ctc arpt ops 919–840–7510 or RDU App C919–380–3125. 24 hr PPR for all F/W and R/W mil acft going to ARNG ramp, POC DSN C984–661–6200.
- ·OSACOM flt det C984–661–6202.
- ·No jet engine maint runs btn 0500–1100Z‡.
- ·National Guard 24 hr PPR for jet acft and trans mil acft 919–840–7510.
- ·Terminal 2 acft must ctc ramp tower prior to push.
- ·Twy E behind South Cargo 4 and Twy J behind corporate hangars not visible from ATCT.
- ·All Transportation of Dangerous Goods V acft taxiing on Twy A are rstd to taxi speed of 15 mph.
- ·Apn Txl F btn Twy T1 and Twy T7 clsd to acft with wingspan more than 171´.
- ·Twy C btn Twy F and G is rstrd to acft less than a max gross tkof weight of 490,000 lbs.
- ·Twy D clsd to acft with wingspan more than 171´ when Twy G and H are occupied.
- ·Twy E clsd to acft with wingspan more than 171 ft.
- ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (919) 840-7701
- ·ASOS (919) 244–2891 LLWAS.
- ·D–ATIS 123.8 (919) 840–0486 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (RALEIGH RADIO) ®APP CON 124.95 (055º–229º) 127.675 (230º–054º) TOWER 127.45 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 120.1 ®DEP CON 125.3 (055º–229º) 132.35 (230º–054º) CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
- ·RALEIGH/DURHAM (H) (H) VORTACW 117.2 RDU Chan 119 N35º52.35´ W78º47.00´ at fld. 429/9W.
- ·ILS/DME 109.1 I–GKK Chan 28 Rwy 05L.
- ·ILS/DME 109.5 I–RDU Chan 32 Rwy 05R.
- ·ILS/DME 108.5 I–LEI Chan 22 Rwy 23L.
- ·LOC unusable from 1.0 NM to thld; unusable for cpd apch fm 2.0 NM to thld.
- ·DME unusable byd 20º left of course.
- ·ILS/DME 111.7 I–DMP Chan 54 Rwy 23R.
+ 7 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
39 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
40
since 1982
Fatal
15
37.5% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
6
≈ 0.6/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 295,649 ops in 2000
2024 total
212,133
10-yr total
1,917,439
2024 mix
AC/AT 77% · GA 21% · Mil 2%
Events / million ops
3.1
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
1.17
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=5
- Hard landing 1
- Other 1
- Fire / smoke 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=39
- Other 13
- Engine failure / power loss 5
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
- Controlled flight into terrain 3
- Gear-up landing 3
- Loss of control 3
- Stall / spin 3
- Fire / smoke 2
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in NC
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Gozzo | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Jay Lindsey Nabors | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Wilfred Bernard Consol | Raleigh | NC | 8 nm |
| Adam Everett Walters | Smithfield | NC | 30 nm |
| Bruce Lyndon Moore | Smithfield | NC | 30 nm |
| Charles Ray Walters | Smithfield | NC | 30 nm |
| Christopher Marshall Whittle | Burlington | NC | 35 nm |
| Gregory Thomas Hudson | Ramseur | NC | 43 nm |
| Stephen Lynn Henderson | Carthage | NC | 45 nm |
| Christopher Allen Kreske | Pikeville | NC | 45 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Thomas Miguez | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Jackson Tyler Guinsler | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Nizar Rafih | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| John Thomas Estes | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Bernard Michael Johnson | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Glenn Preston Lambert | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Jay Lindsey Nabors | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Glenwood Paris Roane Jr | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Garrett Edward Magon | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
| Samuel Richardson Evett Jr | Cary | NC | 6 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Sanchez Diaz Jr | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Richard Allen Brines | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Gerald Bruce Coons | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Alan Merle Johnson | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Roy Koshy Korothu | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Kenneth Joseph Larsen | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Rex Lasasso | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Bradley Leon Ports | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Thomas Joseph Stoikes | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
| Festos Paschal Matunda | Morrisville | NC | 4 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Mag Aerospace Sanford, NC | 24 nm |
| Aero Avionics, Inc. Sanford, NC | 24 nm |
| Triangle Avionics Louisburg, NC | 24 nm |
| H and H Propeller Services, Inc Burlington, NC | 35 nm |
| Powell Avionics, Inc. Fayetteville, NC | 53 nm |
| Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc. Albemarle, NC | 72 nm |
| Twin Lakes Avionics Advance, NC | 81 nm |
| Carolina Avionics Group, LLC Salisbury, NC | 86 nm |
| Squawks Aviation Concord, NC | 98 nm |
| Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC Statesville, NC | 106 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗