# Richmond International Airport (RIC / KRIC) **Richmond International Airport** (IATA: RIC, ICAO: KRIC) is a large airport in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,003 ft (2,744 m). In 2025 it handled 5.0 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RIC / KRIC - FAA: RIC - Type: Large airport - Serves: Richmond, Virginia, United States - Opened: 1927 - Elevation: 168 ft / 51 m - Coordinates: 37.5052, -77.3197 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 9,003 ft / 2,744 m - Instrument procedures: 17 approaches, 4 departures, 3 arrivals - Passengers: 5,007,885 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.flyrichmond.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_International_Airport (20 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1857178 - Weather station: KRIC · WMO 72401 - Ident: KRIC ## Timeline - 1927: Richmond International Airport opens. - 8 Nov 1961: Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16/34 | 9,003 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 147° / 327° | yes | | 02/20 | 6,607 ft / 2,014 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 013° / 193° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00347AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 3,352,651 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 3,504,918 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 3,576,952 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 3,662,148 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 4,102,518 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 4,380,366 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 1,693,114 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 3,211,953 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 4,117,987 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 4,829,757 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 4,957,452 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 5,007,885 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 13 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 198 mi / 319 km · American Eagle - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 256 mi / 412 km · American Eagle - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 292 mi / 470 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 480 mi / 773 km · Delta Air Lines - [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 526 mi / 847 km · Allegiant Air - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 641 mi / 1,032 km · American Eagle, United Airlines - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 668 mi / 1,075 km · Frontier Airlines - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 733 mi / 1,179 km · Allegiant Air - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,478 mi / 2,379 km · United Airlines ### Seasonal (4) - [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 456 mi / 734 km · Delta Air Lines - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 780 mi / 1,256 km · Allegiant Air - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 828 mi / 1,332 km · American Eagle - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,156 mi / 1,860 km · United Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RIC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 5 - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 3 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2 - F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 5.0M (2025) | #339 of 3,974 | #80 in North America | #63 in US | | Longest runway | 9,003 ft / 2,744 m | =1,773 of 29,858 | =368 in North America | =272 in US | | Elevation | 168 ft / 51 m | =34,781 of 43,403 | =15,846 in North America | =13,324 in US | | Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | POTOMAC APP/DEP | 118.200 | | ATIS | ATIS | 119.150 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 127.550 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | OPS | ANG OPS | 142.175 | | OPS | ARNG OPS | 40.200 | | RDO | LEESBURG RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 121.100 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [FAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfaf.md) Felker Army Air Field · 47 mi / 75 km - [PHF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphf.md) Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · 52 mi / 84 km - [LFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klfi.md) Langley Air Force Base · 60 mi / 97 km - [NYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knyg.md) Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field · 69 mi / 111 km - [NGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kngu.md) Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · 69 mi / 111 km - [NHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knhk.md) Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) · 73 mi / 118 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Richmond International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richmond_International_Airport&oldid=1376910879), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric/data