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Richmond International Airport

Richmond, United States

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Richmond International Airport

Richmond, United States

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KRIC

ICAO

167 ft

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Virginia's capital region gateway serving the Mid-Atlantic.

Opened

1927

Location

Richmond, United States

Richmond International Airport (RIC) is the primary commercial airport serving Richmond, Virginia, and the surrounding central Virginia region. Operated by the Capital Region Airport Commission, it sits approximately seven miles east of downtown Richmond and handles several million passengers annually. The airport offers nonstop service to dozens of domestic destinations and serves as an important air travel hub for central Virginia. It has undergone significant terminal modernization projects over the years to improve the passenger experience. RIC competes with nearby Washington Dulles and Reagan National airports for regional travelers but maintains a loyal base of passengers drawn by its convenient location and typically shorter security lines.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building with two concourses, designated A and B, serving all commercial and charter flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include taxis, rideshare services, rental cars, and hotel shuttles, though no direct rail or public bus rapid transit link currently connects the airport to downtown Richmond.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving RIC include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Frontier Airlines, among others.

Notable facts

›RIC is operated by the Capital Region Airport Commission, established by the Virginia General Assembly.
›The airport is located in Henrico County, not within the City of Richmond proper.
›A major terminal modernization project was completed in the early 2000s to expand concourse capacity.
›The airport handles approximately 4 million passengers per year in recent years.
›RIC served as a refueling stop for military aircraft during World War II.

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Route map (19 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Routes

RIC → BOSAA · CRJ

RIC → CLTAA · 319

RIC → DFWAA · M80 M83

RIC → LGAAA · ERD

RIC → MIAAA · ER4

RIC → ORDAA · ERD

RIC → PHLAA · DH3

RIC → ATLAF · M90 M88 73H

RIC → ATLAM · M90 M88

RIC → ATLAZ · M90 M88

RIC → BOSB6 · E90

RIC → FLLB6 · E90

RIC → MCOB6 · E90

RIC → ATLDL · M90 M88 73H

RIC → BOSDL · CR9 CR7

RIC → CVGDL · ERJ

RIC → DTWDL · ERJ

RIC → JFKDL · ERJ

RIC → LGADL · CR7

RIC → MCODL · CR9

RIC → MSPDL · CR7

RIC → ATLFL · 717

RIC → ATLKL · M88 73H

RIC → CLEUA · ERJ ER4

RIC → EWRUA · ERJ

RIC → IADUA · ERJ ER4 CR7

RIC → IAHUA · ERJ

RIC → ORDUA · 319

RIC → FPOUP · 734

RIC → BOSUS · CRJ

RIC → CLTUS · 319 CRJ

RIC → DFWUS · M80 M83

RIC → LGAUS · ERD

RIC → MIAUS · ER4

RIC → ORDUS · ERD

RIC → PHLUS · CRJ DH8

RIC → ATLWN · 717

RIC → MCOWN · 733 73W 73C

Aircraft operating here

ERJ7 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-885 routes CRJ4 routes Embraer RJ1404 routes Embraer RJ1454 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-904 routes Canadair Regional Jet 7004 routes Airbus A3193 routes 73H3 routes Embraer 1903 routes M802 routes McDonnell Douglas MD-832 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Richmond International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Sandston, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community. The airport is about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Richmond, the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond International Airport is the busiest airport in central Virginia and the third-busiest in the state behind Washington Reagan and Washington Dulles. RIC covers 2,500 acres of land.

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