Flights Richmond → Miami
RIC → MIA
Route overview
The flight route from Richmond to Miami operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 84%, although flights experience an average delay of 19.4 minutes. With the origin airport in Richmond having been open since 1931, this route connects to one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, serving over 50 million passengers annually in Miami.
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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 238 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,332 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of RIC-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 238 tracked RIC-MIA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.7% 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-MIA
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 238 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Miami is 1.68% across 238 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.
