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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 72 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 102,473 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,456,077 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Richmond International?
Its FAA code is RIC, and its ICAO code is KRIC.
Where is Richmond International?
It is 6 miles east of Richmond, Virginia, 168 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Richmond International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 9,003 feet long.
Does Richmond International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Richmond International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Richmond International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Laguardia, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Chicago O'Hare International, Philadelphia International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Richmond International?
10 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Airtime Flying Club LLC and Avf Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Richmond International?
5 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Richmond Exec/Chesterfield County (11 nm southwest), Hanover County Municipal (13 nm northwest), Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County (21 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 31,027 departures from RIC in those twelve months, carrying 2,544,922 passengers in 3,242,990 seats (78% filled), to 129 destinations (5 abroad) on 44 airlines.
All 129 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 22 |
| multi-engine | 11 |
| jets | 10 |
| helicopters | 8 |
| other | 21 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 102,473, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 51,995 |
| air taxi and commuter | 15,581 |
| general aviation, travelling | 17,190 |
| general aviation, local | 10,426 |
| military | 7,281 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Richmond from the FAA register
140 aircraft are registered to owners in Richmond, Virginia: 83 piston singles, 19 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Airtime Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Richmond
- Avf Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Richmond
- Rva Flyers Fleet LLC 1 aircraft · Richmond RVA Flyers is a flight school located in Richmond, Virginia that provides pilot training programs including Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Drone License certifications.
- Hanover Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mechanicsville, 9 miles away
- Wings Level Flying Club 1 aircraft · Mechanicsville, 9 miles away
- Wing Nuts Flying Club LTD 1 aircraft · North Chesterfield, 10 miles away Wing Nuts Flying Club is a flying club located at Richmond Executive Airport in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
- Central Virginia Flyers Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Glen Allen, 14 miles away
- Champ Flyers of Va LLC 1 aircraft · Glen Allen, 14 miles away
- River City Flying Club 1 aircraft · Glen Allen, 14 miles away
- Bantle Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · North Chesterfield, 15 miles away RVA Flyers is a flight school located in Richmond, Virginia that provides pilot training programs including Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Drone License certifications.
Charter operators and airlines based in Richmond:
- Heloair, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate
- Dominion Aviation Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Commonwealth Aviation Service, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Richmond:
- Aero Industries INC
- Commonwealth Aviation Service INC Million Air Richmond is a fixed base operator and charter flight service provider in Richmond, Virginia.
- Dominion Aviation Services, LLC Vantage Aviation is a fully integrated business aviation firm operating multiple fixed-base operators (FBOs) and maintenance facilities across North America.
- Martinair INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · KRIC - RVA Flyers Hangar · Richmond, VA (0 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- Christopher Bryan Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Richmond Executive Airport -KFCI · Chesterfield, VA (9 nm) · (804) 304-7369 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Amelia Court House, VA (32 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Steven Arthur Martin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Newport News International Airport · Newport News, VA (45 nm) · (757) 717-7274 · [email protected]
- Michael Arthur Pearson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes, seaplanes · Fredericksburg, VA (46 nm) · (540) 903-7003 · [email protected]
All 22 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Richmond 140 aircraft · 83 piston singles, 19 business jets, 15 helicopters
- Mid-Atlantic Air Ventures INC 16 aircraft in town
- First Eclipse LTD 8 aircraft in town
- First Eclipse Limited 4 aircraft in town
- Commonwealth of Virginia 4 aircraft in town
- Heloair, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Dominion Aviation Services, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Commonwealth Aviation Service, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Airtime Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Avf Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Rva Flyers Fleet LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aero Industries INC · repair station
- Commonwealth Aviation Service INC · repair station
- Dominion Aviation Services, LLC · repair station
- Martinair INC · repair station
- Laguardia (LGA) 2,811 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, Endeavor Air Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 2,615 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 2,431 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,389 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 2,061 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, United Parcel Service
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 1,642 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, JetBlue Airways
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 1,628 flights in twelve months · GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express, Republic Airline
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1,394 flights in twelve months · GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express, Republic Airline
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,974 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RIC.json.
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 26, 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.