Where is RIC airport?

RIC is a large airport in Richmond, Virginia, United States, at 37.5052, -77.3197, 51 m above sea level.

What time zone is RIC in?

RIC is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use RIC?

5,000,622 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Richmond International Airport opened in 1927.

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Large airport in Richmond, United States.

IATA code: RIC
ICAO code: KRIC
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 5,000,622; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 103; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 51 m; 167 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,744 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with R

About RIC

Richmond International Airport is a large airport serving Richmond, United States. It opened in 1927. 5,000,622 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 103 nonstop routes from RIC.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from RIC

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RIC → ATL	Atlanta, United States	774 km	791,962
RIC → CLT	Charlotte, United States	413 km	580,744
RIC → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,033 km	308,608
RIC → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,073 km	307,723
RIC → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,863 km	303,216
RIC → LGA	New York, United States	470 km	277,483
RIC → BOS	Boston, United States	762 km	257,679
RIC → DEN	Denver, United States	2,385 km	226,035
RIC → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	1,296 km	210,537
RIC → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	319 km	152,173
RIC → BWI	Washington, United States	194 km	150,817
RIC → EWR	New York, United States	446 km	140,905
RIC → DTW	Detroit, United States	734 km	139,833
RIC → MIA	Miami, United States	1,328 km	135,576
RIC → BNA	Nashville, United States	849 km	122,160
RIC → IAD	Washington, United States	160 km	114,990
RIC → JFK	New York, United States	464 km	98,640
RIC → IAH	Houston, United States	1,862 km	96,253
RIC → MDW	Chicago, United States	1,013 km	93,563
RIC → TPA	Tampa, United States	1,164 km	87,218
RIC → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	1,561 km	76,136
RIC → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	3,357 km	37,167
RIC → BDL	Hartford, United States	632 km	35,951
RIC → RSW	Fort Myers, United States	1,286 km	33,121
RIC → PIE	St. Petersburg, United States	1,177 km	27,853
RIC → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,709 km	26,250
RIC → PVD	Providence, United States	689 km	21,487
RIC → MSY	New Orleans, United States	1,458 km	20,139
RIC → SFO	San Francisco, United States	3,941 km	16,219
RIC → HVN	Houston, United States	565 km	15,970
RIC → PHX	Phoenix, United States	3,162 km	15,761
RIC → JAX	Jacksonville, United States	876 km	14,033
RIC → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2,384 km	13,454
RIC → ISP	Islip, United States	516 km	10,949
RIC → SRQ	Sarasota, United States	1,224 km	9,118
RIC → CHS	Charleston, United States	568 km	7,531
RIC → DCA	Washington, United States	152 km	4,113
RIC → RDU	Raleigh, United States	223 km	3,356
RIC → SFB	Orlando, United States	1,035 km	3,220
RIC → ORF	Norfolk, United States	120 km	1,800

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at RIC

YX Republic Airline · 9,413 flights
AA American Airlines · 6,826 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 5,684 flights
G7 GoJet Airlines · 4,966 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 4,659 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 4,296 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 4,068 flights
PT Piedmont Airlines · 3,408 flights
MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 3,370 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 2,167 flights
UA United Air Lines · 1,601 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 1,330 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 1,137 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 1,118 flights
NK Spirit Air Lines · 822 flights
G4 Allegiant Air · 356 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 322 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 150 flights
SY Sun Country Airlines · 90 flights
2T BermudAir · 56 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 78.6%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 2.9%
Departures counted: 19,241; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PHF	Newport News Williamsburg International Airport	Virginia Peninsula, United States	84 km
ORF	Norfolk International Airport	Norfolk, United States	120 km
CHO	Charlottesville Albemarle Airport	Charlottesville, United States	122 km

Distance from RIC to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
RIC → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,013 km	—
RIC → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,486 km	—
RIC → CDG	Paris, France	6,305 km	—
RIC → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,665 km	—
RIC → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,505 km	—
RIC → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,324 km	—
RIC → JFK	New York, United States	464 km	98,640
RIC → ATL	Atlanta, United States	774 km	791,962
RIC → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,709 km	26,250
RIC → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,700 km	—
RIC → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,060 km	—
RIC → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,251 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16/34	2,744 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
02/20	2,014 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States · 37.5052, -77.3197

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Questions

Richmond International Airport has the IATA code RIC and the ICAO code KRIC. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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