Flights Richmond → Dallas-Fort Worth
RIC → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Richmond to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%. Over the past period, it experienced an average delay of 21.3 minutes across 242 total flights. The origin airport in Richmond, which opened in 1931, connects to one of the busiest airports globally, serving over 87 million passengers annually.
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 Richmond (RIC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 322 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,859 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of RIC-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 322 tracked RIC-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about RIC-DFW
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 322 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.55% across 322 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
