How delayed are Richmond Airport (RIC) departures right now?
Richmond Airport (RIC) delays today: 80% of the 49 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +9 min.
Richmond Airport (RIC) delays today: 80% of the 49 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +9 min. The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is Chicago (ORD), with 6 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:18 UTC.
DEPARTURES MINOR DELAYS
+9 min
typical departure delay right now
Departures +9 min, arrivals 9 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.
Live arrivals · Delays & weather · Direct routes · Global delays now
Cancellation risk · Do planes make up time? · Weather delay risk
JUST DEPARTED1I 419 to LEX · on time
Live departures board
est. departure
09:57
1I 419to LEX
departed
Scheduled10:00Departed09:57
Departed 09:57, on schedule
10:27NOW
11:12
N4Bto ADS
on time
Scheduled11:12Estimated11:12
Running to plan on the current board.
12:30
KOW 955to VNY
on time
Scheduled12:30Estimated12:30
Running to plan on the current board.
Board fetched 9m ago · how we report
2departed
last hour
last hour
7departing
next hour
next hour
0delayed
15+ min
15+ min
0cancelled
on board
on board
Runway demand · next 3 h
10:2711:5713:22
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Trouble downstream
next 2½ h destinationsDelay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Where Richmond Airport (RIC) departures fly
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 29 airports are served in this departures window.
Busiest departure hours at Richmond Airport (RIC)
00:0012:0023:00
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave.
Tomorrow at Richmond
ForecastSat 31 Oct, local date
High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°C
Outlook: about usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 6.4%usually 9.4%
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 90 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When this board says…
posted +15
+42
posted +30
+46
posted +60
+80
board's first estimatemedian actual
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Richmond Airport (RIC) departures: common questions
How many flights are cancelled at Richmond Airport (RIC) today?
No cancellations are showing across the 62 flights currently on the board.
What is the busiest departure hour at Richmond Airport (RIC)?
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 06:00 local, with 16 flights scheduled to leave.
Where do Richmond Airport (RIC) departures fly?
The busiest destinations on the current board are Chicago (ORD), Charlotte (CLT), Atlanta (ATL), New York (LGA), Philadelphia (PHL). In total 29 airports are served in this window.
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