Raleigh-durham International Airport (RDU)

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Raleigh-durham International Airport (RDU)
RDU
Raleigh-durham International Airport (RDU)
Raleigh/durham, NC
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- On an ANgel Flight from Suffolk, Virginia to Monroe, NC. Taken from 8,000 feet MSL. - by Jim Monroe
Jim Monroe
- From 9,500 feet headed from Winston Salem to Rocky Mount - by Jim Monroe
Jim Monroe
- RDU as seen from the air after take off and heading west. - by Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen
- KRDU at 2500ft looking from the South - by Kamyar Kheradpir
Kamyar Kheradpir
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier RDU
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 078-47-14.9000W/35-52-39.5000N
-78.787472/35.877639 (Estimated)
Elevation 435 ft / 132.59 m (Surveyed)
Land 5000 acres
From nearest city 9 nautical miles NW of Raleigh/durham, NC
Location Wake County, NC
Magnetic Variation 07W (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner Raleigh-durham Arpt Auth
Address P.o. Box 80001
Rdu Airport, NC 27623
Phone number 919-840-7700
Manager Michael Landguth
Address P.o. Box 80001
Rdu Airport, NC 27623
Phone number 919-840-7702
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower Yes
Lighting Schedule SS-SR
Beacon Color Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Charlotte
Region ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC ZDC - Washington
Tie-in FSS RDU - Raleigh
FSS on Airport Yes
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility RDU (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date I C S 05/1973
Federal Agreements NGRY3
Airport Communications
UNICOM 122.950 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LLA
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen HIGH/LOW
Transient storage HGR,TIE
Other services AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES,SURV
Runway Information
Runway 05L/23R
Dimensions 10000 x 150 ft (3048 x 46 m)
Surface CONC-G
Surface treatment Wire Comb or Wire Tine
05L 23R
Alignment 45° 127°
Physical elevation 367.00 ft 409.00 ft
Coordinates 35.874449N / 78.801964W 35.893823N / 78.778034W
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS/DME ILS/DME
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown, midfield, rollout touchdown, midfield, rollout
Approach light MALSR ALSF2
CL lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights Yes Yes
Runway 05R/23L
Dimensions 7500 x 150 ft (2286 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-G
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
05R 23L
Alignment 45° 127°
Physical elevation 397.00 ft 431.00 ft
Coordinates 35.864630N / 78.797338W 35.879162N / 78.779394W
Traffic pattern Right Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment touchdown, rollout touchdown, rollout
Approach light MALSR MALSR
REIL No No
CL lights Yes Yes
TDZ lights No Yes
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 3570 x 100 ft (1088 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH-G
14 32
Alignment 127° 127°
Physical elevation 432.00 ft 425.00 ft
Coordinates 35.875031N / 78.782678W 35.868076N / 78.774181W
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left
REIL No Yes
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No