Flights Richmond → Houston
RIC → IAH
Route overview
This flight route connects Richmond with Houston, featuring a high on-time performance rate of 90%. With an average delay of just 3.9 minutes and a total of 174 flights recorded, the route offers reliable travel options between these two cities. The destination airport sees over 40 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major transportation hub.
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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 205 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 1,860 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 58% of RIC-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 205 tracked RIC-IAH flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about RIC-IAH
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 205 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Houston is 0.00% across 205 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
