RIC Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at Richmond International Airport with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top Airlines at RIC Right Now
8 aircraft tracked
Snapshot from 13:23 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
BOEING 737 MAX 8 and MOONEY M-20 are tied at the top of the RIC pattern with 1 aircraft each. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
Snapshot from 13:23 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
About Richmond International Airport
RIC's busiest nonstop destination is ATL, at 230 flights a week. 434 scheduled destinations overall, served by 124 airlines. Based in Richmond.
All Tracked Flights
Every aircraft currently inside the RIC radar. Sort by any column. Click a row to open its tracker page with route arc, altitude profile, and live telemetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every few minutes. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's position at broadcast time.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the RIC radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for RIC traffic actually reflect RIC traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Positions refresh every few minutes. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.