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Airport month · October 2024
Richmond International in October 2024
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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,602 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 89.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 89.1% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 4.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 1,627 departures with 85.9% leaving on time: a change of +3.7 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 85.6% of the time (1,602 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, national aviation system 32% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 89.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.5%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.0%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 89.6% | 85.9% | 76.3% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 89.1% | 85.9% | 75.9% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 7.4 min | 10.1 min | 18.1 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 53 | 54 | 53 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,602 | 1,627 | 19,241 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 322 | 20% | 82.6% | -1.4 min | 0.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 232 | 14% | 90.5% | -4.9 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 229 | 14% | 97.8% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 175 | 11% | 90.3% | -4.6 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 150 | 9% | 86.7% | -6.0 min | 2.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 140 | 9% | 88.6% | 2.6 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 128 | 8% | 84.4% | 1.6 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 4% | 96.8% | -9.3 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 57 | 4% | 93.0% | -8.6 min | 1.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 49 | 3% | 89.8% | -6.2 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 41 | 3% | 95.1% | -12.3 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 17 | 1% | 64.7% | 20.1 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC–ATL | Richmond to Atlanta | 260 | 98.1% | -7.2 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–CLT | Richmond to Charlotte | 258 | 79.1% | 3.5 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–LGA | Richmond to New York | 197 | 83.8% | 5.6 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–BOS | Richmond to Boston | 166 | 91.6% | -9.3 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–DTW | Richmond to Detroit | 84 | 89.3% | 2.4 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–DFW | Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth | 82 | 96.3% | -17.8 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–ORD | Richmond to Chicago | 79 | 96.2% | -12.1 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–BWI | Richmond to Baltimore | 62 | 82.3% | 1.3 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–JFK | Richmond to New York | 62 | 90.3% | -10.8 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–FLL | Richmond to Fort Lauderdale | 58 | 89.7% | -4.8 min | 1.7% |
| RIC–MCO | Richmond to Orlando | 49 | 85.7% | -5.5 min | 6.1% |
| RIC–DEN | Richmond to Denver | 47 | 97.9% | -11.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RIC on time in October 2024?
89.6% of 1,602 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 89.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 85.9% of 1,627 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 89.6% and 0.4% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.