AirportsRichmond International Airport is a large airport serving Richmond, in Virginia, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RIC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RIC
- ICAO code
- KRIC
- City
- Richmond
- State or region
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W
- Elevation
- 51 m (167 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RIC means Richmond International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KRIC. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W. It stands 51 metres (167 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Richmond International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,003 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 167.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,744 m 9,003 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02/20 | 2,014 m 6,607 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newport News Williamsburg International AirportNewport News | PHF | 84 km |
| Norfolk International AirportNorfolk | ORF | 120 km |
| Charlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville | CHO | 122 km |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington | DCA | 152 km |
| Washington Dulles International AirportDulles | IAD | 160 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,200 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,991 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,465 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,998 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 463 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,701 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,692 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,036 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,668 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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