Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Richmond (RIC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 07m
Bearing
68° E
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Richmond (RIC) is 1,155 miles (1,859 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–RIC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–RIC; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 62% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
169
April 2026
Seats
30,952
both directions
Passengers
26,446
both directions
Load factor
85.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–RIC?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–RIC in April 2026 (169 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
169 departures · 30,952 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.4%
Load
What plane flies DFW–RIC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 62% of DFW–RIC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
104 departures · 87.6% load
61.5% - Boeing 737-800
49 departures · 80.5% load
29.0% - Airbus A321neo
8 departures · 87.1% load
4.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
4 departures · 72.1% load
2.4% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 96.3% load
1.2% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 95.3% load
1.2%
How has DFW–RIC traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–RIC departures fell from 182 in May 2025 to 169 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–RIC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
182 departures · 27,236 passengers
90.0%
Load
June 2025
176 departures · 27,181 passengers
90.2%
Load
July 2025
176 departures · 27,793 passengers
92.1%
Load
August 2025
188 departures · 25,974 passengers
85.8%
Load
September 2025
169 departures · 23,506 passengers
87.9%
Load
October 2025
211 departures · 28,951 passengers
86.0%
Load
November 2025
191 departures · 25,172 passengers
83.1%
Load
December 2025
210 departures · 28,584 passengers
86.0%
Load
January 2026
126 departures · 18,111 passengers
82.4%
Load
February 2026
132 departures · 19,238 passengers
79.9%
Load
March 2026
175 departures · 25,961 passengers
81.9%
Load
April 2026
169 departures · 26,446 passengers
85.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → RIC
87.9% full
85 departures · 13,686 passengers
RIC → DFW
82.9% full
84 departures · 12,760 passengers
Nonstop DFW–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.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Richmond (RIC)?
DFW to RIC is 1,155 miles (1,859 km / 1,004 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to RIC?
A nonstop covers the 1,155-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–RIC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (61.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–RIC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,155-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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