Los Angeles (LAX) to Richmond (RIC)
Flight time
≈ 5h 24m
Bearing
72° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to Richmond (RIC) is 2,300 miles (3,701 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–RIC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–RIC; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
22
May 2026
Seats
3,014
both directions
Passengers
2,791
both directions
Load factor
92.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–RIC?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–RIC in May 2026 (22 departures).
- MX
22 departures · 3,014 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.6%
Load
What plane flies LAX–RIC?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of LAX–RIC departures.
- Airbus A220-300
22 departures · 92.6% load
100.0%
How has LAX–RIC traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–RIC departures fell from 27 in June 2025 to 22 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–RIC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
27 departures · 3,376 passengers
90.5%
Load
July 2025
31 departures · 4,012 passengers
91.7%
Load
August 2025
27 departures · 3,499 passengers
93.5%
Load
September 2025
25 departures · 3,196 passengers
93.3%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 3,249 passengers
91.2%
Load
November 2025
25 departures · 3,076 passengers
89.8%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 3,214 passengers
90.2%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 492 passengers
89.8%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
22 departures · 2,791 passengers
92.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → RIC
92.2% full
11 departures · 1,390 passengers
RIC → LAX
93.0% full
11 departures · 1,401 passengers
Nonstop LAX–RIC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Richmond (RIC)?
LAX to RIC is 2,300 miles (3,701 km / 1,998 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to RIC?
A nonstop covers the 2,300-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–RIC?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–RIC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,300-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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