Richmond International in February 2026

80.2%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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,458 domestic departures from Richmond International (RIC). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.5% reached their destination on time; 3.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so RIC departures were 2.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,101 departures with 81.6% leaving on time: a change of −1.4 points, with flights up 32%.

Flights arriving at RIC that month were on time 76.0% of the time (1,458 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 23%.

On time 78.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.4%
Cancelled 3.9%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from RIC in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	RIC, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	80.2%	81.6%	76.3%	78.1%
Arrived on time	78.5%	77.3%	75.9%	78.3%
Cancelled	3.9%	2.7%	2.9%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	12.9 min	11.6 min	18.1 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	49	37	53	17,168
Scheduled departures	1,458	1,101	19,241	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	452	31%	78.3%	-2.0 min	6.2%
AA American Airlines	252	17%	83.3%	-3.4 min	2.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	186	13%	94.6%	-15.5 min	1.1%
WN Southwest Airlines	155	11%	80.6%	-0.7 min	1.9%
B6 JetBlue Airways	141	10%	58.2%	18.6 min	5.7%
MQ Envoy Air	86	6%	79.1%	0.1 min	1.2%
OO SkyWest Airlines	55	4%	70.9%	21.2 min	1.8%
NK Spirit Airlines	41	3%	53.7%	43.0 min	12.2%
OH PSA Airlines	38	3%	73.7%	5.7 min	10.5%
UA United Airlines	28	2%	78.6%	-6.0 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	16	1%	75.0%	74.4 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	1%	75.0%	4.5 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RIC–ATL	Richmond to Atlanta	189	93.1%	-8.2 min	1.1%
RIC–CLT	Richmond to Charlotte	187	79.7%	-2.9 min	4.8%
RIC–LGA	Richmond to New York	180	70.0%	4.2 min	8.9%
RIC–ORD	Richmond to Chicago	175	85.7%	-0.7 min	0.0%
RIC–MCO	Richmond to Orlando	95	56.8%	21.7 min	2.1%
RIC–BOS	Richmond to Boston	94	72.3%	6.6 min	11.7%
RIC–FLL	Richmond to Fort Lauderdale	71	63.4%	21.0 min	8.5%
RIC–DFW	Richmond to Dallas/Fort Worth	66	89.4%	-0.3 min	0.0%
RIC–BWI	Richmond to Baltimore	56	76.8%	1.0 min	3.6%
RIC–MIA	Richmond to Miami	55	76.4%	-0.8 min	0.0%
RIC–DTW	Richmond to Detroit	54	87.0%	-1.5 min	0.0%
RIC–DEN	Richmond to Denver	52	76.9%	-0.2 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	27.4%	38.2%	4,842
Late-arriving aircraft	45.1%	37.2%	7,958
National Aviation System	22.8%	18.5%	4,031
Extreme weather	4.5%	6.0%	790
Security	0.2%	0.2%	37

17,658 delay minutes on 254 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 February 2026?

80.2% of 1,458 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 81.6% of 1,101 departures left on time and 2.7% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 3.9% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.