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Airport month · May 2025
Richmond International in May 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 May 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,595 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 77.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.0% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 76.7% of flights departed on time and 75.4% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 0.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2024, the airport had 1,778 departures with 76.1% leaving on time: a change of +1.4 points, with flights down 10%.
Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 74.7% of the time (1,596 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 39%, air carrier 30% and late-arriving aircraft 27%.
- On time 75.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.4%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.5% | 76.1% | 76.3% | 76.7% |
| Arrived on time | 75.0% | 76.3% | 75.9% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.6 min | 21.6 min | 18.1 min | 17.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 53 | 59 | 53 | 20,188 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,595 | 1,778 | 19,241 | 605,648 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 354 | 22% | 77.4% | 12.5 min | 0.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 303 | 19% | 65.7% | 19.3 min | 3.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 277 | 17% | 89.9% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 178 | 11% | 76.4% | 10.3 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 157 | 10% | 71.3% | 11.0 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 86 | 5% | 67.4% | 15.9 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 77 | 5% | 74.0% | 8.7 min | 1.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 64 | 4% | 48.4% | 23.8 min | 7.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 4% | 91.9% | -5.7 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 25 | 2% | 76.0% | 27.7 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 12 | 1% | 41.7% | 15.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIC–CLT | Richmond to Charlotte | 237 | 81.9% | 10.4 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–ATL | Richmond to Atlanta | 227 | 89.0% | -3.7 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–LGA | Richmond to New York | 171 | 67.3% | 15.5 min | 3.5% |
| RIC–BOS | Richmond to Boston | 157 | 70.1% | 12.0 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–ORD | Richmond to Chicago | 123 | 74.0% | 9.8 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–MCO | Richmond to Orlando | 110 | 67.3% | 17.2 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–DFW | Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth | 92 | 60.9% | 23.0 min | 1.1% |
| RIC–DTW | Richmond to Detroit | 75 | 88.0% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–BWI | Richmond to Baltimore | 62 | 69.4% | 13.0 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–DEN | Richmond to Denver | 62 | 83.9% | -2.8 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–FLL | Richmond to Fort Lauderdale | 62 | 93.5% | -0.2 min | 0.0% |
| RIC–PHL | Richmond to Philadelphia | 58 | 48.3% | 23.6 min | 8.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RIC on time in May 2025?
77.5% of 1,595 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 76.7% and 75.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2024, 76.1% of 1,778 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 77.5% and 1.2% in May 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.