--- title: "Raleigh/Durham to Newark flights: who flies RDU-EWR" description: "Delta Air Lines and United Airlines fly nonstop from RDU to EWR, about 74 flights a week, covering 416 miles. Upgrade and award space by date on 2LNR, next 14 days free." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu-ewr" url: "https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu-ewr.md" date_modified: "2026-10-18T05:10:47Z" --- # Raleigh/Durham to Newark (RDU-EWR): nonstop upgrade & award space United Airlines and Delta Air Lines fly nonstop between Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and Newark (EWR), roughly 74 times a week. The timetable below shows the nonstop scheduled at 1h 34m to 2h 5m for the 416 miles. 2LNR checks confirmed upgrade and award space on Delta Air Lines flights on this route, so you can see which departures have space before you book. Schedule last confirmed October 18, 2026. Departure times come from 2LNR's schedule data; confirm with the airline before you book. Updated October 23, 2026. See RDU to EWR on the interactive map [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) 74 Flights a week, 4-week average 1h 34m to 2h 5m Scheduled flight time 416 mi Nonstop distance Free To get started ## Raleigh/Durham to Newark flight schedule Scheduled nonstop departures for RDU to EWR starting October 22, 2026, last checked against our schedule feed on October 18, 2026. Airlines retime and cancel flights, so confirm with the airline before you book. Scheduled nonstop departures from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Newark (EWR) | Date | Flight | Airline | Departs RDU | Arrives EWR | Duration | Aircraft | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Thu, Oct 22 | DL 5120 | Delta Air Lines | 07:05 | 08:52 | 1h 47m | [Bombardier CRJ-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/dl/crj-900.md) | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 1525 | United Airlines | 07:05 | 08:39 | 1h 34m | [Boeing 737-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-900.md) | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 1669 | United Airlines | 09:00 | 10:34 | 1h 34m | [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-max-8.md) | | Thu, Oct 22 | DL 5273 | Delta Air Lines | 11:35 | 13:27 | 1h 52m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 3404 | United Airlines | 11:46 | 13:25 | 1h 39m | [Embraer E175](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/e175.md) | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 407 | United Airlines | 13:56 | 15:30 | 1h 34m | [Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/a319.md) | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 1094 | United Airlines | 15:04 | 16:38 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737-900 | | Thu, Oct 22 | DL 5222 | Delta Air Lines | 17:00 | 18:49 | 1h 49m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Thu, Oct 22 | UA 2816 | United Airlines | 18:25 | 20:02 | 1h 37m | Boeing 737-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | DL 5120 | Delta Air Lines | 07:05 | 08:52 | 1h 47m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 1525 | United Airlines | 07:05 | 08:39 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 1669 | United Airlines | 09:00 | 10:34 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Fri, Oct 23 | DL 5273 | Delta Air Lines | 11:35 | 13:27 | 1h 52m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 3404 | United Airlines | 11:46 | 13:25 | 1h 39m | Embraer E175 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 407 | United Airlines | 13:56 | 15:30 | 1h 34m | Airbus A319 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 1094 | United Airlines | 14:55 | 16:29 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | DL 5222 | Delta Air Lines | 17:00 | 18:49 | 1h 49m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Fri, Oct 23 | UA 2816 | United Airlines | 18:20 | 19:57 | 1h 37m | Boeing 737-900 | | Sat, Oct 24 | DL 5120 | Delta Air Lines | 07:05 | 08:52 | 1h 47m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Sat, Oct 24 | UA 1525 | United Airlines | 07:05 | 08:39 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737-900 | | Sat, Oct 24 | UA 1669 | United Airlines | 09:00 | 10:34 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Sat, Oct 24 | UA 407 | United Airlines | 13:50 | 15:24 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Sat, Oct 24 | UA 3595 | United Airlines | 17:44 | 19:29 | 1h 45m | Embraer E175 | | Sun, Oct 25 | DL 5120 | Delta Air Lines | 07:05 | 08:52 | 1h 47m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 2840 | United Airlines | 08:50 | 10:25 | 1h 35m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 794 | United Airlines | 08:52 | 10:26 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 1536 | United Airlines | 11:53 | 13:27 | 1h 34m | [Boeing 737-700](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-700.md) | | Sun, Oct 25 | DL 5273 | Delta Air Lines | 12:30 | 14:20 | 1h 50m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 1611 | United Airlines | 15:15 | 16:52 | 1h 37m | Airbus A319 | | Sun, Oct 25 | DL 5222 | Delta Air Lines | 17:00 | 18:49 | 1h 49m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 2816 | United Airlines | 17:04 | 18:44 | 1h 40m | Boeing 737-900 | | Sun, Oct 25 | UA 1594 | United Airlines | 19:00 | 20:45 | 1h 45m | Airbus A319 | | Mon, Oct 26 | DL 5120 | Delta Air Lines | 07:05 | 08:52 | 1h 47m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 2724 | United Airlines | 07:15 | 08:58 | 1h 43m | Boeing 737-700 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 2840 | United Airlines | 08:50 | 10:25 | 1h 35m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 794 | United Airlines | 08:52 | 10:26 | 1h 34m | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 1536 | United Airlines | 11:24 | 13:29 | 2h 5m | Boeing 737-900 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 1611 | United Airlines | 15:15 | 16:52 | 1h 37m | Airbus A319 | | Mon, Oct 26 | DL 5222 | Delta Air Lines | 17:00 | 18:49 | 1h 49m | Bombardier CRJ-900 | | Mon, Oct 26 | UA 2816 | United Airlines | 17:04 | 18:44 | 1h 40m | Boeing 737-900 | Showing the first 40 of 60 scheduled RDU to EWR departures across 7 days with service, starting October 22, 2026. Every remaining date is on the interactive map. Departure and arrival times are local at their own airport, so an arrival can fall on a different local date than the departure; the duration column is the true elapsed flying time. A dash means the airline hasn't filed that value in the schedule data we hold. Aircraft are the equipment the airline filed, named where the code pins down one type and shown as the family or the bare code where it doesn't. Swaps can happen up to departure. See every RDU to EWR date on the interactive map ## Aircraft on the Raleigh/Durham to Newark nonstop In the schedule table on this page, United Airlines flies the [Boeing 737-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-900.md), the [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-max-8.md), the [Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/a319.md), the [Embraer E175](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/e175.md), and the [Boeing 737-700](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua/737-700.md), and Delta Air Lines flies the [Bombardier CRJ-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/dl/crj-900.md). Each linked aircraft page shows where that airline schedules it. Airlines can swap aircraft up to departure. ## Confirmed upgrade & award space on RDU to EWR departures 2LNR tracks confirmed upgrade and award space on Delta Air Lines, segment by segment and date by date. Open the calendar for Raleigh/Durham to Newark to see which departures have space, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. Delta Air Lines award space was open on all 14 Raleigh/Durham to Newark departure dates from October 19 to November 1 that 2LNR checked in the 7 days to October 19, 2026. ### See real availability Confirmed upgrade or award seats by date on the RDU to EWR departures 2LNR tracks, checked against live inventory so you know what's open before you book. ### Set an alert Premium inventory turns over fast. Watch this route on Pro and 2LNR notifies you when space appears on a date you're tracking. ### Plan on the map See RDU to EWR on the interactive route map, with schedules, connections, and route statistics. ## Airlines flying Raleigh/Durham to Newark nonstop Carriers operating RDU to EWR nonstop in the current schedule. Where 2LNR tracks the carrier, its departures show confirmed upgrade or award space by date. - [United Airlines (UA) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/ua.md)\ [The aircraft UA flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/ua.md) - [Delta Air Lines (DL) route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/dl.md)\ [The aircraft DL flies](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/dl.md) See RDU to EWR on the interactive map → ## Frequently asked questions about RDU to EWR **How long is the flight from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Newark (EWR)?** Scheduled flight times from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Newark (EWR) run from 1h 34m to 2h 5m across the departures in the schedule table on this page. The nonstop covers about 416 miles, and airlines adjust scheduled times by season, so confirm with the airline before you book. **Which airlines fly nonstop from RDU to EWR?** United Airlines and Delta Air Lines fly RDU to EWR nonstop. 2LNR tracks confirmed upgrade and award space on Delta Air Lines. **How many flights a week are there from RDU to EWR?** About 74 nonstop flights a week run between Raleigh/Durham (RDU) and Newark (EWR) in the current schedule, operated by United Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Frequency shifts by season, and the schedule table on this page shows what is scheduled next. **What time do flights from RDU to EWR depart?** Scheduled RDU to EWR nonstops in the next 7 days with service leave between 07:05 and 19:00, local time at Raleigh/Durham. The schedule table on this page lists every departure by date, with its arrival time and aircraft. **Which flights operate RDU to EWR nonstop?** The schedule table on this page lists 16 flight numbers for RDU to EWR nonstops, including UA 407, UA 1525, UA 1669, UA 2816, and UA 3404 on United Airlines, and DL 5120, DL 5222, and DL 5273 on Delta Air Lines. The table lists each departure by date with its times and aircraft. **How do I check upgrade or award availability on RDU to EWR?** Open the RDU to EWR route on the interactive map or the matrix to see confirmed upgrade and award space by date on Delta Air Lines, the next 14 days free and the full horizon on Pro. On Pro you can also set an alert on the route and 2LNR notifies you when space opens. Flying the other way? See [EWR to RDU upgrade and award space](https://2lnr.com/routes/ewr-rdu.md). Award seats rather than schedules? See [Delta Air Lines award availability](https://2lnr.com/awards/dl.md). Looking beyond this route? See [every route from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu.md), or [every route from Newark (EWR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ewr.md). Nonstops to Newark (EWR) from other airports within 150 miles of Raleigh/Durham (RDU): - [Greensboro (GSO) to Newark (EWR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/gso-ewr.md), 66 miles from RDU - [Wilmington (ILM) to Newark (EWR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ilm-ewr.md), 122 miles from RDU - [Charlotte (CLT) to Newark (EWR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/clt-ewr.md), 130 miles from RDU - [Richmond (RIC) to Newark (EWR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ric-ewr.md), 139 miles from RDU Nonstops from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to other airports within 150 miles of Newark (EWR): - [Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York (LGA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu-lga.md), 17 miles from EWR - [Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu-jfk.md), 21 miles from EWR - [Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Philadelphia (PHL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/rdu-phl.md), 79 miles from EWR Distances are great-circle between the airports, not driving distance. - [How Delta upgrades clear](https://2lnr.com/about/dl/upgrades.md) - [How to read award availability by date](https://2lnr.com/guides/award-availability.md) ## Never miss RDU to EWR upgrade or award space See what's open by date on this route, the next 14 days free on every product and the full horizon on Pro. 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