According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Richmond, VA (RIC) ranks #71 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Richmond, VA posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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RIC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 1,339,913.
Late Aircraft35.7% (479,007 min)
Carrier34.8% (465,684 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)25.1% (335,781 min)
Weather4.2% (56,113 min)
Security0.2% (3,328 min)
RIC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.7%) · worst: July (88.3%)
RIC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
RIC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17 min · taxi-in 7.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
RIC's average taxi-out (17 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.9 min (March 2025) to 21.6 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Richmond, VA, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Richmond, VA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 35.7% of 1,339,913 delay minutes across 203,348 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.6% (2.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 37,432 delayed and 2,671 cancelled (1.31%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (35.7% late-aircraft, 34.8% carrier, 25.1% NAS, 4.2% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, RIC is strongest in September (93.7% on-time) and weakest in July (88.3%), a 5.4-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~3,010 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 83.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Richmond, VA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.6%Top 71%higher than 29% of 382 airports
Richmond, VA
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
RIC's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from RIC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Richmond, VA's on-time rate?
Richmond, VA (RIC) has a 81.6% on-time rate across 203,348 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does RIC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Richmond, VA ranks #71 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Richmond, VA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at RIC, accounting for 35.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 35.7% late-aircraft, 34.8% carrier, 25.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.2% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Richmond, VA?
September is historically RIC's strongest month at 93.7% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.3%, a 5.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights