Richmond (RIC)

RIC / KRIC

Official · May 2026

463,991

Richmond International Airport handled 463,991 passengers in May 2026, up 0.8% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 99.9% 463,670
  • International 0.1% 321
Against 2019 +17.5% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 463,991 +0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 427,828 +4.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 421,394 +4.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 331,825 +8.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 320,219 −4.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 422,914 −0.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 408,702 +0.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 460,522 +6.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 407,615 +3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 444,468 +2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 483,191 +7.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 466,981 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 460,405 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 409,561 −1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 403,130 −3.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 305,960 −7.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 334,436 +1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 424,939 +5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 408,198 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 432,082 −2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 395,368 +0.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 435,349 +1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 447,892 −1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 453,614 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay05:00–06:002.8min · 1,523 recorded · 1,499 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour24.2min05:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights33,500Richmond International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 92.9% · 1,523 recorded · 1,499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 91.3% · 5,982 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 91.2% · 2,179 recorded · 2,140 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 89.3% · 1,883 recorded · 1,839 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 89.6% · 1,176 recorded · 1,171 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 87.4% · 2,029 recorded · 1,978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 83.1% · 1,904 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 83.2% · 2,125 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 80.0% · 1,718 recorded · 1,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 73.3% · 912 recorded · 881 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 72.2% · 2,259 recorded · 2,220 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 70.9% · 1,776 recorded · 1,752 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.1% · 2,009 recorded · 1,957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 67.9% · 2,744 recorded · 2,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 68.8% · 2,278 recorded · 2,162 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 61.1% · 830 recorded · 812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 146 recorded · 145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 26 recorded · 25 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 2.8 min · 1,523 recorded · 1,499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 5.0 min · 5,982 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 4.8 min · 2,179 recorded · 2,140 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 5.3 min · 1,883 recorded · 1,839 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 2.9 min · 1,176 recorded · 1,171 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 4.0 min · 2,029 recorded · 1,978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10.7 min · 1,904 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 9.1 min · 2,125 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 13.1 min · 1,718 recorded · 1,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 17.3 min · 912 recorded · 881 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 17.6 min · 2,259 recorded · 2,220 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.3 min · 1,776 recorded · 1,752 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 23.4 min · 2,009 recorded · 1,957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 23.7 min · 2,744 recorded · 2,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 21.7 min · 2,278 recorded · 2,162 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 26.9 min · 830 recorded · 812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 146 recorded · 145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 26 recorded · 25 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,523 · 1,523 recorded · 1,499 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 5,982 · 5,982 recorded · 5,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2,179 · 2,179 recorded · 2,140 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,883 · 1,883 recorded · 1,839 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,176 · 1,176 recorded · 1,171 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 2,029 · 2,029 recorded · 1,978 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,904 · 1,904 recorded · 1,885 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 2,125 · 2,125 recorded · 2,104 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,718 · 1,718 recorded · 1,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 912 · 912 recorded · 881 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 2,259 · 2,259 recorded · 2,220 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 1,776 · 1,776 recorded · 1,752 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 2,009 · 2,009 recorded · 1,957 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 2,744 · 2,744 recorded · 2,644 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 2,278 · 2,278 recorded · 2,162 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 830 · 830 recorded · 812 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 146 · 146 recorded · 145 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 26 · 26 recorded · 25 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0092.9%2.8 min1,4991,523
06:0091.3%5.0 min5,8875,982
07:0091.2%4.8 min2,1402,179
08:0089.3%5.3 min1,8391,883
09:0089.6%2.9 min1,1711,176
10:0087.4%4.0 min1,9782,029
11:0083.1%10.7 min1,8851,904
12:0083.2%9.1 min2,1042,125
13:0080.0%13.1 min1,6721,718
14:0073.3%17.3 min881912
15:0072.2%17.6 min2,2202,259
16:0070.9%17.3 min1,7521,776
17:0070.1%23.4 min1,9572,009
18:0067.9%23.7 min2,6442,744
19:0068.8%21.7 min2,1622,278
20:0061.1%26.9 min812830
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures145146
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures2526
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 78.7% · 5,155 recorded · 4,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.7% · 4,591 recorded · 4,521 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 85.8% · 4,492 recorded · 4,421 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.1% · 5,010 recorded · 4,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 79.0% · 5,064 recorded · 4,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 80.8% · 4,137 recorded · 4,071 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 77.6% · 5,051 recorded · 4,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 13.9 min · 5,155 recorded · 4,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.0 min · 4,591 recorded · 4,521 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 7.6 min · 4,492 recorded · 4,421 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 11.4 min · 5,010 recorded · 4,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14.2 min · 5,064 recorded · 4,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12.9 min · 4,137 recorded · 4,071 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.2 min · 5,051 recorded · 4,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 5,155 · 5,155 recorded · 4,970 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 4,591 · 4,591 recorded · 4,521 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 4,492 · 4,492 recorded · 4,421 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 5,010 · 5,010 recorded · 4,935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 5,064 · 5,064 recorded · 4,973 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 4,137 · 4,137 recorded · 4,071 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 5,051 · 5,051 recorded · 4,883 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.7%13.9 min4,9705,155
Tuesday84.7%8.0 min4,5214,591
Wednesday85.8%7.6 min4,4214,492
Thursday81.1%11.4 min4,9355,010
Friday79.0%14.2 min4,9735,064
Saturday80.8%12.9 min4,0714,137
Sunday77.6%15.2 min4,8835,051

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 82.8% · 2,695 recorded · 2,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 84.1% · 2,559 recorded · 2,472 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 79.7% · 2,999 recorded · 2,915 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 82.7% · 2,978 recorded · 2,951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 80.7% · 3,218 recorded · 3,186 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 76.4% · 3,305 recorded · 3,223 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 70.6% · 1,694 recorded · 1,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 79.2% · 1,543 recorded · 1,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 86.4% · 2,956 recorded · 2,943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 84.5% · 3,293 recorded · 3,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 84.7% · 3,121 recorded · 3,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 75.7% · 3,139 recorded · 3,088 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 10.9 min · 2,695 recorded · 2,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 7.9 min · 2,559 recorded · 2,472 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.3 min · 2,999 recorded · 2,915 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.0 min · 2,978 recorded · 2,951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 11.4 min · 3,218 recorded · 3,186 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 18.9 min · 3,305 recorded · 3,223 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 23.8 min · 1,694 recorded · 1,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 12.7 min · 1,543 recorded · 1,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 5.9 min · 2,956 recorded · 2,943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 8.1 min · 3,293 recorded · 3,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.6 min · 3,121 recorded · 3,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 17.7 min · 3,139 recorded · 3,088 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 2,695 · 2,695 recorded · 2,518 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 2,559 · 2,559 recorded · 2,472 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 2,999 · 2,999 recorded · 2,915 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 2,978 · 2,978 recorded · 2,951 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 3,218 · 3,218 recorded · 3,186 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 3,305 · 3,305 recorded · 3,223 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,694 · 1,694 recorded · 1,624 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,543 · 1,543 recorded · 1,522 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2,956 · 2,956 recorded · 2,943 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3,293 · 3,293 recorded · 3,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 3,121 · 3,121 recorded · 3,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 3,139 · 3,139 recorded · 3,088 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.8%10.9 min2,5182,695
Feb84.1%7.9 min2,4722,559
Mar79.7%14.3 min2,9152,999
Apr82.7%9.0 min2,9512,978
May80.7%11.4 min3,1863,218
Jun76.4%18.9 min3,2233,305
Jul70.6%23.8 min1,6241,694
Aug79.2%12.7 min1,5221,543
Sep86.4%5.9 min2,9432,956
Oct84.5%8.1 min3,2703,293
Nov84.7%7.6 min3,0623,121
Dec75.7%17.7 min3,0883,139

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 79.2% 26,546
  • Delayed >15 min 18.6% 6,228
  • Cancelled 2.2% 726
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.