RIC → ATLRichmond to Atlanta

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Atlanta (ATL): 52 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 98% of the last 52 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 53 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 773 km, an estimated 1 hour 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Atlanta. Updated 31 October 2026 at 14:18 UTC.

Today, RIC → ATL

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 DL1460Delta Air Lines Left 06:17 +17 Landed 07:32 −10
  2. 07:40 DL1402Delta Air Lines Left 07:57 +17 Landed 09:13 −12
  3. 09:00 DL1462Delta Air Lines Left 09:11 +11 ATL est. 10:34In the air · sched 10:39
  4. 12:14 DL2650Delta Air Lines On schedule ATL est. 14:02sched 14:09

Checked RIC board 10:18 · ATL board 10:03

RIC Richmond busy · +19
ATL Atlanta smooth · +0
773 km · ~1h 29m est.
dep bank 05:30–19:1552x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 52x weekly · nonstop
98% on time

of the last 52 tracked RIC → ATL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 53 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 52 arrivals
Flight time~1h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures52x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 53

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL98% on time

Flights DL1460 05:30 daily · DL1402 07:00 daily · DL1415 08:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1462 11:12 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31DL1402dep +17 → arr−12
10-31DL1460dep +17 → arr−10
10-31DL1462departed+11
10-30DL1214dep +19 → arr−10
10-30DL1402dep +28 → arr−4
10-30DL1415dep +17 → arr−11
10-30DL1460dep +10 → arr−14
10-30DL1462dep +16 → arr−14
10-30DL2650dep +12 → arr−17
10-30DL3152dep +15 → arr−21
10-29DL1214dep +17 → arr−13
10-29DL1402dep +12 → arr−11
10-29DL1415dep +32 → arr+10
10-29DL1460dep +7 → arr−20
10-29DL1462dep +8 → arr−16
10-29DL2650dep +20 → arr−9
10-29DL3152dep +13 → arr−23
10-28DL1214dep +18 → arr+18
10-28DL1402dep +22 → arr−6
10-28DL1415dep +15 → arr−11
10-28DL1460dep +13 → arr−14
10-28DL1462dep +17 → arr−14
10-28DL2650dep +12 → arr−15
10-28DL3152dep +14 → arr−16
10-27DL1214dep +13 → arr+11
10-27DL1402dep +10 → arr−20
10-27DL1415dep +14 → arr−15
10-27DL1460dep +12 → arr−14
10-27DL1462dep +16 → arr−12
10-27DL2650dep +13 → arr−19
10-27DL3152dep +9 → arr−29
10-26DL1214dep +12 → arr−22
10-26DL1348dep −1 → arr−49
10-26DL1402dep +14 → arr−19
10-26DL1415dep +14 → arr−17
10-26DL1460dep +11 → arr−21
10-26DL1462dep +23 → arr−5
10-26DL2650dep +13 → arr−24
10-26DL3152dep +16 → arr−20
10-25DL1214dep +16 → arr−17

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RICRichmond +19 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 7 kt Full RIC delay board →
ATLAtlanta +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 16 kt Full ATL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RIC: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Atlanta route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC to ATL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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RIC to ATL questions

Is RIC–ATL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIC–ATL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 17:36 from RIC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ATL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RIC to ATL?

Great-circle distance is 773 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–96 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–ATL fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 52 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.