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KRDU — Raleigh-Durham Intl
Raleigh/Durham, NC · field elevation 435 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KRDU current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRDU 111151Z 24003KT 10SM FEW250 26/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02560228 10256 20239 50008
- Wind
- from 240° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,636 ft · pressure altitude 305 ft
- Observed
- 28 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23R | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 23L | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 05L | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 05R | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRDU 111120Z 1112/1212 25003KT P6SM FEW250 PROB30 1122/1202 VRB12G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN050CB
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.87764, -78.78747
- Elevation
- 435 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1031Z / 0009Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -9° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Charlotte
- County
- Wake, NC
Airport diagram
Everything else KRDU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 05R/23L | 7,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 3,570 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 123.8
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 127.45
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 120.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 055-229
- 124.95
- Approach 230-054
- 127.675
- Departure 055-229
- 125.3
- Departure 230-054
- 132.35
Published procedures
- 21 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 9 departures published
- 6 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KJNX Johnston Rgnl28 nm
- KHRJ Harnett Rgnl Jetport30 nm
- KHNZ Henderson/Oxford32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRDU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Carolina airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.