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Flights UA4487 08:05 Sa
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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to South Bend (SBN): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 901 km, an estimated 1 hour 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and South Bend. Updated 5 September 2026 at 19:18 UTC.
RIC
Richmond
busy · +15
SBN
South Bend
tracking
901 km · ~1h 39m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100
route health from live RIC and SBN delay boards
Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+17 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Richmond to South Bend route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC to SBN 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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Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search — Richmond (RIC) to South Bend (SBN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/RIC-SBN
RIC to SBN questions
Is RIC–SBN running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from RIC to SBN?
Great-circle distance is 901 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 94–107 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RIC–SBN fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at RIC and arrival-side delay at SBN, 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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