IAD to RIC flight delays
Washington, VA (IAD) Richmond, VA (RIC) · 100 miles
212 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
91.75%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.83%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
55 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
5 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The cancellation rate for the period is 2.83%, but almost all of it belongs to one month: January 2026, when 18.18% of flights on this route did not operate. Outside that month the route cancelled at around 0.83%. Whatever happened in January was an event, not the normal state of this route.
Flights from Washington to Richmond are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from IAD overall run 8.5 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion IAD has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Republic Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on IAD to RIC. Flights ran closest to schedule in August and worst in June.
Every airline on IAD to RIC
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 212 | 91.75% | 2.83% | 55 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
RIC to IAD Richmond back to Washington 88.24% on time BOther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Richmond usually delayed?
91.75% of flights on the IAD to RIC route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Washington to Richmond?
Only Republic Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 212 flights and 91.75% arriving on time.
How often are IAD to RIC flights cancelled?
2.83% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 28 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Washington to Richmond?
November, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was February at 91.3%.
When IAD to RIC flights are late, how late are they?
About 55 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on IAD to RIC during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →