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Airport month · January 2025
Richmond International in January 2025
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 January 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,200 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 81.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.9% reached their destination on time; 3.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.3% of flights departed on time and 78.6% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 2.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2024, the airport had 1,332 departures with 79.4% leaving on time: a change of +1.9 points, with flights down 10%.
Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 78.6% of the time (1,201 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 77.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.3%
- Cancelled 3.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.3% | 79.4% | 76.3% | 79.3% |
| Arrived on time | 77.9% | 74.0% | 75.9% | 78.6% |
| Cancelled | 3.6% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.6 min | 19.5 min | 18.1 min | 14.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 40 | 44 | 53 | 17,992 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,200 | 1,332 | 19,241 | 539,747 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 283 | 24% | 78.4% | 3.3 min | 4.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 181 | 15% | 74.0% | 7.2 min | 6.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 164 | 14% | 79.9% | 2.6 min | 3.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 140 | 12% | 83.6% | -1.9 min | 0.7% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 135 | 11% | 77.0% | 2.8 min | 3.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 75 | 6% | 74.7% | 23.6 min | 1.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 69 | 6% | 71.0% | 5.5 min | 2.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 69 | 6% | 79.7% | 3.1 min | 4.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 44 | 4% | 75.0% | 11.2 min | 2.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 27 | 2% | 88.9% | -5.7 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 13 | 1% | 76.9% | 14.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC–CLT | Richmond to Charlotte | 228 | 82.0% | 1.0 min | 3.1% |
| RIC–ATL | Richmond to Atlanta | 212 | 75.9% | 6.6 min | 6.1% |
| RIC–BOS | Richmond to Boston | 107 | 86.0% | -10.8 min | 1.9% |
| RIC–FLL | Richmond to Fort Lauderdale | 85 | 69.4% | 9.4 min | 4.7% |
| RIC–LGA | Richmond to New York | 80 | 76.3% | 8.8 min | 1.3% |
| RIC–DFW | Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth | 75 | 69.3% | 13.6 min | 8.0% |
| RIC–DTW | Richmond to Detroit | 75 | 74.7% | 23.6 min | 1.3% |
| RIC–MCO | Richmond to Orlando | 69 | 79.7% | 2.7 min | 1.4% |
| RIC–BWI | Richmond to Baltimore | 62 | 83.9% | 0.5 min | 3.2% |
| RIC–DEN | Richmond to Denver | 43 | 65.1% | 7.4 min | 2.3% |
| RIC–BNA | Richmond to Nashville | 40 | 90.0% | -7.6 min | 2.5% |
| RIC–MIA | Richmond to Miami | 37 | 70.3% | 11.5 min | 2.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RIC on time in January 2025?
81.3% of 1,200 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.3% and 78.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2024, 79.4% of 1,332 departures left on time and 1.4% were cancelled, against 81.3% and 3.6% in January 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2025; 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.