Boston (BOS) to Richmond (RIC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
227° SW
Boston (BOS) to Richmond (RIC) is 473 miles (762 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–RIC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Republic Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BOS–RIC; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
258
April 2026
Seats
26,508
both directions
Passengers
20,558
both directions
Load factor
77.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–RIC?
Republic Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–RIC departures in April 2026 (158), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- YX
Republic Airways
158 departures · 11,994 seats
Share of departures61.2%78.2%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
99 departures · 14,514 seats
Share of departures38.4%77.0%
Load
- 36Q
Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
1 departures · 0 seats
Share of departures0.4%—
Load
What plane flies BOS–RIC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 61% of BOS–RIC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
158 departures · 78.2% load
61.2% - Airbus A220-300
69 departures · 78.7% load
26.7% - Airbus A320
28 departures · 74.2% load
10.8% - Airbus A321
2 departures · 66.7% load
0.8% - Embraer Legacy 650
1 departures · — load
0.4%
How has BOS–RIC traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–RIC departures fell from 316 in May 2025 to 258 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–RIC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
316 departures · 26,627 passengers
77.6%
Load
June 2025
294 departures · 24,583 passengers
80.9%
Load
July 2025
291 departures · 24,535 passengers
82.8%
Load
August 2025
296 departures · 25,118 passengers
83.2%
Load
September 2025
321 departures · 25,015 passengers
73.7%
Load
October 2025
344 departures · 28,185 passengers
75.8%
Load
November 2025
330 departures · 25,663 passengers
71.6%
Load
December 2025
277 departures · 20,034 passengers
69.3%
Load
January 2026
177 departures · 12,538 passengers
68.1%
Load
February 2026
168 departures · 12,483 passengers
71.4%
Load
March 2026
251 departures · 19,104 passengers
74.0%
Load
April 2026
258 departures · 20,558 passengers
77.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BOS → RIC
78.4% full
129 departures · 10,448 passengers
RIC → BOS
76.7% full
129 departures · 10,110 passengers
Nonstop BOS–RIC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Richmond (RIC)?
BOS to RIC is 473 miles (762 km / 411 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to RIC?
A nonstop covers the 473-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–RIC?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (61.2%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (26.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–RIC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 473-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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