Richmond

RIC · KRIC

Richmond International Airport

37.51°, -77.32°VA, United States

Passengers a year

5.1M

#62 busiest in the U.S.

40

nonstop destinations

36

airlines

78

departures a day

75.0%

arrivals on time

2.7%

flights cancelled

80.7%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from RIC, by passengers: ATL, CLT, MCO, DFW, ORD, LGA, BOS, FLL, DEN, BWIRICDENORDBWILGABOSFLLMCOCLTATLDFW
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Richmond, with 29% of all passengers. 36 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 29% of the airport — the 22nd most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is SNA at 29%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Piedmont, PSA, SkyWest, Envoy
28.8%1.5M+6.1%
DL
Delta81% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
26.8%1.4M+11.4%
UA
United85% fullUnited Express · operated by GoJet, Republic, Mesa, SkyWest, CommuteAir
12.4%626.4K+7.5%
WN
Southwest81% full
10.2%517.9K+2.7%
B6
JetBlue79% full
9.3%468.7K+23.9%
+Other airlines
12.5%633.4K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

39 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from Richmond, across 3 countries.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    408.2K departing · 82% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    296K departing · 77% full

    American Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    157.7K departing · 81% full

    JetBlue Airways · Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    153.1K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    151.3K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    144K departing · 68% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    130.9K departing · 76% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

    106.8K departing · 78% full

    JetBlue Airways · Spirit Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    105.3K departing · 87% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    79.9K departing · 68% full

    Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)

    468 departing · 926 both ways

    BermudAir

All nonstop destinations

40 nonstop · 11 airlines · 39 domestic / 1 intl

CLTCharlotteDFWDallas-Fort WorthMIAMiamiDCAWashington

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines

ORDChicagoLGANew YorkPHLPhiladelphia

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Richmond.

Body class · share of departures

When Richmond is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak October 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
1,950,180
1991
1,773,990
1992
1,933,540
1993
1,965,911
1994
2,132,927
1995
2,095,879
1996
2,072,501
1997
2,293,127
1998
2,431,467
1999
2,467,843
2000
2,558,767
2001
2,275,718
2002
2,185,621
2003
2,408,420
2004
2,515,878
2005
2,928,089
2006
3,310,602
2007
3,628,001
2008
3,493,934
2009
3,307,913
2010
3,327,543
2011
3,192,625
2012
3,172,316
2013
3,207,578
2014
3,347,477
2015
3,504,918
2016
3,576,952
2017
3,662,148
2018
4,102,518
2019
4,380,366
2020
1,693,114
2021
3,211,953
2022
4,117,987
2023
4,829,757
2024
4,957,452
2025
5,007,885
2026
1,965,257 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Richmond, 75 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 75Late 22Cancelled 3

18 min

average delay

511

flights cancelled

18.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 82.9%

Least reliable here

United Airlines 65.9%

Among US airports

#62

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 64.2%–80.9%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 64.2% of arrivals landed on time — 10.8 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 80.9%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Richmond International Airport (RIC)?

Richmond International Airport handled about 5.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #62 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 78 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Richmond International Airport (RIC)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Richmond (RIC), flying about 29% of its passengers. 36 airlines serve Richmond in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Richmond International Airport (RIC)?

Richmond (RIC) has 40 nonstop destinations — 39 domestic and 1 international across 3 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Richmond International Airport (RIC)?

About 75.0% of flights arriving at Richmond (RIC) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.7% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Richmond International Airport (RIC)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Richmond (RIC), about 20% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Richmond; international destinations also show both directions. 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).