Richlands
OAJ · KOAJAlbert J Ellis Airport
Passengers a year
297.1K
#201 busiest in the U.S.
2
nonstop destinations
9
airlines
9
departures a day
75.2%
arrivals on time
2.8%
flights cancelled
78.5%
load factor
Airlines
Delta Air Lines 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
Delta Air Lines holds 50% of the airport — the 78th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is TLH at 50%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | 49.6% | 147.5K | 1 | -40.6% |
AA | 49.6% | 147.5K | 1 | -17.2% |
SY Sun Country70% full | 0.4% | 1.3K | — | — |
G4 Allegiant68% full | 0.1% | 348 | — | — |
UA | 0.1% | 228 | — | — |
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
1,697 departures · 79% full
54.4%
- Regional
694 departures · 77% full
22.3%
- Regional
604 departures · 82% full
19.4%
- Regional
108 departures · 68% full
3.5%
- Narrowbody
8 departures · 58% 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
- 167,870 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Richlands, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
30 min
average delay
21
flights cancelled
739
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Among US airports
#201
Frequently asked
How busy is Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
Albert J Ellis Airport handled about 297.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #201 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 9 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Albert J Ellis Airport (OAJ)?
Delta Air Lines 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 75.2% of flights arriving at Richlands (OAJ) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.8% 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 54% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Richlands. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).