Richmond International
RIC · KRIC · Richmond, Virginia · Henrico County · map
Richmond International is a public-use airport, 6 miles east of Richmond, Virginia, 168 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 9,003 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRIC · observed 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC), 41 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 67°F (19°C), dew point 38°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRIC 061954Z 31005KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01940033
TAF KRIC 061720Z 0618/0718 01006KT P6SM SKC FM062300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM071400 18005KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RIC · ICAO KRIC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 168 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1931
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 9,003 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 6,607 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 34: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 02: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 90 ft high 3,300 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 67 ft high 2,400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.15 | Richmond |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 127.55 | Richmond |
| Ground | 121.9 | Richmond |
| Tower | 121.1 | Richmond |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Departure procedure (COLIN) arriving from headings 001 to 185 | 126.4 | Richmond |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Ducxs and star arriving from headings 186 to 360 | 126.75 | Richmond |
| Approach (secondary) · Class C (secondary) | 118.2 | Richmond |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Richmond |
| Richmond and rco | 122.4 | Richmond · Communications provided by leesburg radio on frequency 122.4 (Richmond rco). |
| Arng and operations | 142.125 | Richmond |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 804-223-6573.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Richmond from the FAA register
139 aircraft are registered to owners in Richmond, Virginia: 81 piston singles, 20 business jets, 15 helicopters, 12 piston twins, 6 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index D/east available upon request.
- No turbojet aircraft practice landings 10:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- Pattern altitude - 1033 above ground level single engine, light aircraft, 1533 above ground level all others.
- Bird act in the vicinity of all runways and taxiways and in the vicinity of airport.
- Air carrier apron closed to unscheduled aircraft weighing under 35000 pounds.
- No edge lights on north/south section of taxiway V - reflectors only.
- Hold line runway 20 east side located across runway 34 150 feet from departure end. Hold line runway 20 west side across taxiway a and also serves as hold line for runway 16; signage indicates both runways.
- NON-RDO equipped vehicles crossing midfield taxiways C, east and H and driving on taxiway L.
- The following areas are not visible from the tower: portions of the air carrier apron; ang aircraft parking ramp.
- Due to the close proximity to runway 02/20, taxiway uniform signage may be behind aircraft, once clear of runway 02/20.
- Taxiway V between taxiway a and taxiway R rstrd from use by aircraft with wingspans greater than 99 feet.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.