Is RIC–RDU running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 223 km, an estimated 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Raleigh/Durham. Updated 23 September 2026 at 02:18 UTC.
RIC
Richmond
smooth · +4
RDU
Raleigh/Durham
smooth · +0
223 km · ~0h 47m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
96 / 100
route health from live RIC and RDU delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~0h 47mestimated from route distance
History
operated legs · board outcomes09-221I966dep +330 → arr+6
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at RIC: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Richmond to Raleigh/Durham route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC to RDU 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 RDU questions
How long is the flight from RIC to RDU?
Great-circle distance is 223 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 46–49 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RIC and arrival-side delay at RDU, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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