One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
GSO8.4+0.7
RDU7.7
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
GSO7.4+0.2
RDU7.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
GSO7.2+0.4
RDU6.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
GSO7.2
RDU7.3+0.1
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
GSO7.0
RDU7.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
GSO2.0
RDU6.6+4.6
Best for
GSO
Triad travelers who would otherwise drive to CLT or RDUAmerican, Delta, or United hub connections from a small buildingDrivers who will use the $13 Economy Lot and the 24-hour shuttle
RDU
Quick security outside peaksAirline-club elites in Terminal 2Straightforward T2 wayfinding
Watch out for
GSO
About / Operations leftover still prints TSA at 4:15 a.m.; the TSA tips page says 3:45 a.m.No passenger lounge and no cell-phone lotPART Airport Connector is a reserved $5 pass with a 10-trip yearly cap, not a walk-up Greensboro bus
RDU
No Priority PassT1–T2 is not connected after securityRunway 5L/23R closed 7 p.m.–3 p.m. through 31 Oct 2026Terminal 2 ticketing-hall construction wall
Amenities and tips
GSO
The Local north, ACC Café Gate 45, PGA Grill landsidePTI-Wifi and two airside lactation suitesNo passenger loungePART Airport Connector at arrivals doors 1 and 7ADA lots and airline wheelchair assist
Arrive 2 hours — TSA prints 3:45 a.m.
Homepage: two hours before a domestic departure. Official TSA tips page: checkpoints open 3:45 a.m. daily and TSA recommends two hours.
One building, two concourses, two TSA
Ticketing upstairs; separate North and South checkpoints; bags downstairs with a rental counter hall on each side.
The Local north, ACC Café Gate 45, PGA Grill landside
Official traveler-services card: HMSHost runs six dining spaces. Named sit-down after TSA is The Local @ GSO (North) and ACC American Café (South, Gate 45).
GSO · A 24-hour two-concourse field west of Greensboro: two-hour clock, 3:45 a.m. TSA on the tips page, no lounge, $13 economy parking, and a PART connector that is not a walk-up city bus.
RDU · A compact two-terminal airport with usually short security lines and three airline clubs in T2 — but no Priority Pass, no airside walk between terminals, and a main runway closed most of each day through late October 2026.
