Richmond International Airport

Richmond International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCapital Region Airport Commission
ServesCentral Virginia
LocationSandston, Virginia, U.S.
Elevation AMSL167 ft / 51 m
Coordinates37°30′18″N 077°19′10″W / 37.50500°N 77.31944°W / 37.50500; -77.31944
Websiteflyrichmond.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram (2009)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 9,003 2,744 Asphalt
02/20 6,607 2,014 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Aircraft operations101,783
Based aircraft72
Total Passengers4,884,093
Total cargo (lbs.)222,775,013
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration and RIC Airport

Richmond International Airport (IATA: RIC, ICAO: KRIC, FAA LID: RIC) is a joint civil-military airport in Sandston, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community (in Henrico County). The airport is about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Richmond, the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond International Airport is the busiest airport in central Virginia and the third-busiest in the state behind Washington Reagan and Washington Dulles. RIC covers 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) of land.