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216 nonstop flights · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · US DOT on-time records, all US airlines

No clear winner: Southwest’s RDU → ATL flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Best time to leave 11 am–12 pm 96% arrive on time from RDU

Time of day × airport

Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).

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% of this route’s flights leaving within 15 min (small number: flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule): 85+75–8465–7455–64under 55

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Flights, best and worst

Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.

No Southwest flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.

Nonstops by airline and airport

Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.

Southwest RDU ATL 1h 30m 91% 0.9% 216 Not flying now

Alternatives with one stop

All connections →
SouthwestDetails → RDU 06:25 → STL 07:30WN 3435 2h 30m St Louis STL 10:00 → ATL 12:35WN 236 6h 10m 98% 91%
SouthwestDetails → RDU 06:10 → BWI 07:15WN 3422 1h 05m Baltimore BWI 08:20 → ATL 10:20WN 3931 4h 08m 97% 89%
SouthwestDetails → RDU 05:05 → HOU 06:50WN 4771 2h 55m Houston HOU 09:45 → ATL 12:48WN 1947 7h 42m 100% 73%
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About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON