Richlands
OAJ · KOAJAlbert J Ellis Airport
Passengers a year
304.7K
#197 busiest in the U.S.
2
nonstop destinations
9
airlines
9
departures a day
74.1%
arrivals on time
2.5%
flights cancelled
78.5%
load factor
Airlines
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Richlands, with 50% of all passengers. 9 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
American Airlines holds 50% of the airport — the 76th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is EVV at 50%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | 50.2% | 153.1K | 1 | -16.2% |
DL | 49.0% | 149.3K | 1 | -10.4% |
SY Sun Country61% full | 0.5% | 1.5K | — | — |
G4 Allegiant68% full | 0.1% | 452 | — | — |
XP Avelo Airlines27% full | 0.0% | 145 | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
2 nonstop destinations from Richlands, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
All nonstop destinations
2 nonstop · 2 airlines · 2 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Richlands.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
1,640 departures · 79% full
52.0%
- Regional
870 departures · 80% full
27.6%
- Regional
430 departures · 80% full
13.6%
- Regional
195 departures · 71% full
6.2%
- Narrowbody
10 departures · 54% full
0.3%
Bombardier Challenger 604
3 departures · 23% full
0.1%
- Narrowbody
2 departures · 0% full
0.1%
- Regional
1 departures · 56% full
0.0%
- Narrowbody
1 departures · 68% full
0.0%
When Richlands is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak August 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 107,850
- 1991
- 134,871
- 1992
- 107,586
- 1993
- 97,950
- 1994
- 126,027
- 1995
- 66,780
- 1996
- 44,743
- 1997
- 51,726
- 1998
- 51,237
- 1999
- 39,915
- 2002
- 19,744
- 2003
- 88,196
- 2004
- 151,564
- 2005
- 191,361
- 2006
- 180,122
- 2007
- 243,403
- 2008
- 262,387
- 2009
- 251,238
- 2010
- 315,380
- 2011
- 344,823
- 2012
- 354,586
- 2013
- 343,991
- 2014
- 321,179
- 2015
- 301,425
- 2016
- 302,113
- 2017
- 313,659
- 2018
- 307,578
- 2019
- 329,018
- 2020
- 212,036
- 2021
- 322,753
- 2022
- 274,403
- 2023
- 269,574
- 2024
- 292,240
- 2025
- 314,008
- 2026
- 113,851 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Richlands, 74 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
26 min
average delay
18
flights cancelled
703
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#197
Frequently asked
How busy is Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
Albert J Ellis Airport handled about 304.7K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #197 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 9 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
American Airlines is the largest carrier at Richlands (OAJ), flying about 50% of its passengers. 9 airlines serve Richlands in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
Richlands (OAJ) has 2 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
About 74.1% of flights arriving at Richlands (OAJ) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.5% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
The Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures from Richlands (OAJ), about 52% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Richlands. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).