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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Richmond International ⇄ George Bush Intcntl/Houston RIC–IAH

Airlines flew 1,412 flights between Richmond International RIC in Richmond, VA and George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH in Houston, TX in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 96,253 passengers in 112,035 seats, 86% of them filled, and 2,930 pounds of freight. 1,157 miles, about 167 minutes in the air, on 9 airlines: Mesa Airlines Inc. (1,249), United Air Lines Inc. (144), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (12), Republic Airline (2) and 5 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,412
flights, twelve months
RIC-IAH: 703 · IAH-RIC: 709
96,253
passengers
86% of seats filled
1,157
miles
about 167 minutes airborne
9
airlines
13 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

03162941251/254/257/2510/251/264/261257/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2557
2/2554
3/2563
4/2560
5/2581
6/25116
7/25122
8/25121
9/25113
10/25125
11/25118
12/25121
1/2695
2/26104
3/26124
4/26120
5/26125
6/26121
7/26125

Passengers by month

02,8805,7618,64211,5221/254/257/2510/251/264/2611,5227/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/254,331
2/253,683
3/254,212
4/253,906
5/255,392
6/257,627
7/258,333
8/257,747
9/257,334
10/257,964
11/257,099
12/257,682
1/265,952
2/266,441
3/267,672
4/267,588
5/268,644
6/2610,608
7/2611,522

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Mesa Airlines Inc. YV1,24978,75486%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA14416,31083%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO1274381%scheduled passenger service
Republic Airline YX213790%scheduled passenger service
United Parcel Service 5X10scheduled cargo service
American Airlines Inc. AA112799%scheduled passenger service
Ameristar Air Cargo AMQ10charter cargo service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL112294%scheduled passenger service
PSA Airlines Inc. OH16092%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1751,2637379,634
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 711012611,798
Boeing 737-80081661,100
Boeing 737-90081791,142
Boeing 737-900ER7179909
Airbus Industrie A3196126549
Boeing B737 Max 9003179509
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2002150294
Boeing 757-200100
Canadair RJ-70016560
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15F100
Airbus Industrie A321-200n1200136
A220-300 BD-500-1A111130122

RIC → IAH this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

703 flights of 704 scheduled, 47,935 passengers in 55,604 seats, 2,355 pounds of freight. Mesa Airlines Inc. 624; United Air Lines Inc. 70; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 6; United Parcel Service 1; American Airlines Inc. 1; Republic Airline 1.

IAH → RIC this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

709 flights of 705 scheduled, 48,318 passengers in 56,431 seats, 575 pounds of freight. Mesa Airlines Inc. 625; United Air Lines Inc. 74; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 6; Ameristar Air Cargo 1; Delta Air Lines Inc. 1; PSA Airlines Inc. 1; Republic Airline 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Richmond International RIC and George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH; all routes.