Flights Boston → Richmond
BOS → RIC
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Richmond operates with a fleet of Embraer 190, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With 351 total flights recorded, the route maintains a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 9.4 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Boston (BOS) → Richmond (RIC) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 463 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Richmond: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Richmond (RIC) heads south-west for about 762 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of BOS-RIC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Richmond it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 463 tracked BOS-RIC flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-RIC
On the Boston (BOS) -> Richmond (RIC) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 463 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Richmond is 3.24% across 463 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
