Flights Richmond → Philadelphia
RIC → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Richmond to Philadelphia operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 461 flights using De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, connecting Richmond's historic airport, which opened in 1931, to Philadelphia's busy international hub serving over 28 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 542 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Richmond (RIC) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 319 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Richmond on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of RIC-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Richmond the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 542 tracked RIC-PHL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 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-PHL
On the Richmond (RIC) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 542 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Richmond-Philadelphia is 1.66% across 542 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.
