Richmond International in September 2024

87.9%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,468 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 87.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.0% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 3.5 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 1,594 departures with 81.9% leaving on time: a change of +6.0 points, with flights down 8%.

Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 83.7% of the time (1,469 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 23%.

On time 87.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.7%
Cancelled 0.3%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from RIC in September 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Sep 2024
Departed on time	87.9%	81.9%	76.3%	84.4%
Arrived on time	87.0%	80.4%	75.9%	83.9%
Cancelled	0.3%	2.7%	2.9%	0.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	8.5 min	13.1 min	18.1 min	10.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	49	53	53	19,421
Scheduled departures	1,468	1,594	19,241	582,622

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	330	22%	84.8%	2.5 min	1.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	213	15%	88.7%	1.3 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	213	15%	86.9%	-3.5 min	0.0%
9E Endeavor Air	176	12%	88.1%	-8.4 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	176	12%	90.3%	-1.2 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	146	10%	85.6%	-1.2 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	84	6%	78.6%	14.8 min	0.0%
NK Spirit Airlines	60	4%	88.3%	-6.3 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	60	4%	96.7%	-8.7 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	10	1%	70.0%	3.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RIC–ATL	Richmond to Atlanta	243	89.7%	1.1 min	0.0%
RIC–CLT	Richmond to Charlotte	231	83.1%	5.3 min	2.2%
RIC–LGA	Richmond to New York	182	85.7%	-4.3 min	0.0%
RIC–BOS	Richmond to Boston	161	85.1%	-1.9 min	0.0%
RIC–DTW	Richmond to Detroit	81	77.8%	15.6 min	0.0%
RIC–DFW	Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth	69	91.3%	-3.4 min	0.0%
RIC–FLL	Richmond to Fort Lauderdale	62	85.5%	-0.4 min	0.0%
RIC–BWI	Richmond to Baltimore	60	86.7%	2.5 min	0.0%
RIC–JFK	Richmond to New York	60	90.0%	-9.2 min	0.0%
RIC–ORD	Richmond to Chicago	56	98.2%	-10.2 min	0.0%
RIC–DEN	Richmond to Denver	52	88.5%	-0.2 min	0.0%
RIC–MCO	Richmond to Orlando	45	86.7%	-2.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), September 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Sep 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	37.2%	38.6%	4,327
Late-arriving aircraft	37.3%	38.4%	4,336
National Aviation System	22.8%	18.2%	2,647
Extreme weather	2.7%	4.8%	319
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

11,629 delay minutes on 186 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RIC on time in September 2024?

87.9% of 1,468 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In September 2023, 81.9% of 1,594 departures left on time and 2.7% were cancelled, against 87.9% and 0.3% in September 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RIC · methodology · corrections.