Route Reliability
Washington → Richmond
IAD–RIC · 100 miles · Washington Dulles International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.8%
- Cancelled
- 1,394
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,394 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
IAD–RIC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 70% between 3–6 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
IAD–RIC flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 72%.
Trending in the right direction.
IAD–RIC flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon72%(204 flights)
- Tue80%(204 flights)
- Wed80%(199 flights)
- Thu77%(204 flights)
- Fri78%(202 flights)
- Sat79%(163 flights)
- Sun73%(192 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(330 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(330 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(270 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(85 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(353 flights)
Jun 70% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 113 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 112 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 116 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 113 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 120 |
| November 2025 | 75% | 117 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 124 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 112 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 104 |
| March 2026 | 76% | 115 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 106 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 116 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,394 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.