From locally owned restaurants and bars to direct destinations, here’s what’s rolling out at RDU.
If you’ve been browsing (or booking!) flights in between meetings at work, you’re not alone (shh, we won’t tell!). And RDU is taking notice. ICYMI, the airport set a new passenger traffic record in May thanks to over 1.4 million travelers (!) flying through—outpacing April by 10.5%. And the fastest-growing Top 50 airport in the U.S. isn’t slated to slow its roll anytime soon, with a constant rollout of new nonstop flights, runway updates and restaurant debuts keeping pace with frequent fliers.
Here, the lowdown on nonstop flights that have gone wheels up this year, plus deets on a slew of highly anticipated eateries to nosh at before embarking on your jet-setting dreams. Bon voyage!
New Nonstop Flights
Boston (BOS) | Frontier Airlines
Miami (MIA) | Frontier Airlines
New York (LGA) | Frontier Airlines
Tampa (TPA) | Frontier Airlines
Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) | Frontier Airlines
San Diego (SAN) | Breeze Airways
White Plains, New York (HPN) | Breeze Airways
Albany, New York (ALB) | Avelo Airlines
Milwaukee (MKE) | Frontier Airlines
Burlington, Vermont (BTV) | Breeze Airways
Syracuse, New York (SYR) | Breeze Airways
Portland, Maine (PWM) | Breeze Airways
Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) | Lufthansa
Panama City, Panama (PTY) | Copa Airlines
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) | Aeromexico
New Food and Beverage Ops
Already Open
Beyu Caffe | Terminals 1 & 2, pre-security
Black &and White Coffee Roasters | Terminal 2, Gate C1
Lonerider Brewery | Terminal 2, Gate C7
Coming Soon (fall 2024–spring 2025)
Adios! (by Oscar Diaz) | Terminal 2
Bobby’s Burgers (by Bobby Flay), tbd
Bond Brothers Taproom and Kitchen | Terminal 2
Bongiorno & Son | Terminal 2
Butcher’s Burger & Bar | Terminal 2
Conniption Cocktails and Cuisine | Terminal 2, opening fall 2024
Crawford’s Genuine (by Scott Crawford) | Terminal 2, late August
Dunkin’ Donuts | Terminal 2
Guy’s Pizza Joint | Terminal 2
Half Moon Empanadas, Terminal 2
Raleigh Beer Garden | Terminal 1