Route · IAH → RIC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Richmond
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), IAH to RIC (Houston to Richmond) ranks #4464 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73.4%
- On-time
- -5.6 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 1,048
- Flights
- #4464 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.2%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,157 mi
Carriers
7
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| May 2023 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | UA,YV |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | UA,YV |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| May 2022 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | YV |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | YV |
IAH–RIC seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (88.6%) · weakest: July (55.9%)
Strongest calendar month
February
88.6% on-time · ~44 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
February
~44 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
55.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.2%
9 of 734 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 734 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
IAH on-time profileRIC - Richmond
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Richmond, VA.
RIC on-time profileCompare the two airports
See IAH and RIC side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare IAH vs RICOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from IAH
Among 102 routes leaving IAH, only 6 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 17 stay ≥85% and 79 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing IAH options should weigh this 73.4% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4645 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About IAH to RIC
On-time performance on the IAH to RIC pairing (Houston to Richmond) trails a chunk of the network: 73.4% of 1,048 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 76.7-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,157 miles across 7 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.2% (9 of 734 flights), with 0.1% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, IAH–RIC peaks in February at 88.6% on-time ; the softest month is July at 55.9%, a 32.7-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using IAH–RIC data
IAH–RIC sits 5.6 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare IAH and RIC airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. IAH airport
- If your dates flex, February (88.6% on-time) beats July (55.9%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 73.4% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.