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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 .
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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
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Period Passengers Year on year Source 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 delay 05:00–06:00 2.8min · 1,523 recorded · 1,499 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 24.2min 05:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights 33,500 Richmond International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 26.9 13.5 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 5,982 2,991 0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 92.9% 2.8 min 1,499 1,523 06:00 91.3% 5.0 min 5,887 5,982 07:00 91.2% 4.8 min 2,140 2,179 08:00 89.3% 5.3 min 1,839 1,883 09:00 89.6% 2.9 min 1,171 1,176 10:00 87.4% 4.0 min 1,978 2,029 11:00 83.1% 10.7 min 1,885 1,904 12:00 83.2% 9.1 min 2,104 2,125 13:00 80.0% 13.1 min 1,672 1,718 14:00 73.3% 17.3 min 881 912 15:00 72.2% 17.6 min 2,220 2,259 16:00 70.9% 17.3 min 1,752 1,776 17:00 70.1% 23.4 min 1,957 2,009 18:00 67.9% 23.7 min 2,644 2,744 19:00 68.8% 21.7 min 2,162 2,278 20:00 61.1% 26.9 min 812 830 21:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 145 146 22:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 25 26 23:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 1 1
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 15.2 7.6 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 5,155 2,578 0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 78.7% 13.9 min 4,970 5,155 Tuesday 84.7% 8.0 min 4,521 4,591 Wednesday 85.8% 7.6 min 4,421 4,492 Thursday 81.1% 11.4 min 4,935 5,010 Friday 79.0% 14.2 min 4,973 5,064 Saturday 80.8% 12.9 min 4,071 4,137 Sunday 77.6% 15.2 min 4,883 5,051
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 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 23.8 11.9 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 3,305 1,653 0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 82.8% 10.9 min 2,518 2,695 Feb 84.1% 7.9 min 2,472 2,559 Mar 79.7% 14.3 min 2,915 2,999 Apr 82.7% 9.0 min 2,951 2,978 May 80.7% 11.4 min 3,186 3,218 Jun 76.4% 18.9 min 3,223 3,305 Jul 70.6% 23.8 min 1,624 1,694 Aug 79.2% 12.7 min 1,522 1,543 Sep 86.4% 5.9 min 2,943 2,956 Oct 84.5% 8.1 min 3,270 3,293 Nov 84.7% 7.6 min 3,062 3,121 Dec 75.7% 17.7 min 3,088 3,139
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.
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