--- iata: RIC name: Richmond International Airport city: Richmond country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-10' officialWebsite: 'https://flyrichmond.com/' sources: - 'https://flyrichmond.com/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/ric-sets-passenger-and-cargo-records-in-2025/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/airline-information/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/terminal-guide/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/tsa-info-and-travel-tips/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/shopping-and-dining/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/airport-parking/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/new-parking-rates-go-into-effect-at-ric-on-july-1/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/airport-services/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/airport-accessibility/' - 'https://flyrichmond.com/airport-commission-approves-fiscal-year-2027-budget/' - >- https://flyrichmond.com/expected-to-transform-the-airport-customer-experience-checkpoint-consolidation-represents-rics-largest-architectural-project-since-the-2007-expansion/ - >- https://flyrichmond.com/spirit-airlines-to-relocate-operations-to-concourse-a/ - 'https://flyrichmond.com/spirit-airlines-ceases-operations/' - 'https://www.ridegrtc.com/grtc-services/airport-connection/' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KRIC' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_International_Airport' - 'https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/richmond-airport-guide.htm' quickFacts: - >- Official CRAC release (29 Jan 2026): 4,922,994 passengers in calendar 2025 (+0.8% vs 2024), about 223 million pounds of cargo, and 108,527 aircraft movements (+5.8%). Third straight annual passenger-and-cargo record. Busiest field in central Virginia; third in the state behind DCA and IAD. - >- One two-level terminal (upper departures / lower arrivals) with two concourses. Official June 2025 ACFR: 28 passenger gates and 28 loading bridges after the pandemic Concourse A expansion. Live FIDS on 10 Sep 2026 showed A-side pins through A16 and B-side through B14. Third-party maps still saying 22 gates or A1–A8 only are stale. - >- Operator: Capital Region Airport Commission. Official site https://flyrichmond.com/. Address 1 Richard E. Byrd Terminal Drive, Suite A, Richmond International Airport, VA 23250. ICAO KRIC. AirNav elev 167.5 ft, 6 miles east of Richmond. Two asphalt runways: 16/34 9,003 × 150 and 02/20 6,607 × 150. Phone 804-226-3000; airfield ops 804-226-0001. - >- Civilian CRAC passenger airport. Virginia Army National Guard 224th Aviation sits on a separate ramp (Wikipedia). The Virginia Air National Guard 192nd Fighter Wing left for Langley in 2007 — do not treat RIC as an airbase page. Do not confuse with CHO (Charlottesville), PHF (Newport News), ORF (Norfolk), or Richmond, California. - >- Official airlines page (checked 10 Sep 2026): Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, United. Spirit ceased network-wide on 2 May 2026 (official RIC notice) — ignore older A5 / Concourse A Spirit pins. Official Dec 2025 monthly share: American 28.1%, Delta 25.2%. JetBlue San Juan launched 26 Mar 2026; Bermuda ended Jan 2026; Breeze Cancún starts 8 Jan 2027 (Mon/Fri). - >- No passenger lounge today. Official CSSCP write-ups treat a lounge as future space, not an open room. Live Priority Pass has The Club at CLT and CHS, not RIC. Aggregator “The Club RIC” / Capital One Hall pins are fiction (Capital One Hall is a Tysons venue). USO on the lower level is military-ID only, 08:00–20:00 daily. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Be through TSA before 20:00' detail: >- Official advice is 90 minutes on a quiet day and two hours at peak. Bag-drop cutoffs are still 30–45 minutes. A late inbound does not automatically keep the lanes open — only the airline or TSA on site can confirm an extension. summary: >- Official TSA hours are 04:00–20:00 daily. After the checkpoint closes it does not reopen until 04:00. category: timing - label: Checkpoints title: Pick A or B before you queue detail: >- Official FY27 budget (29 May 2026): the $253.1 million CSSCP will merge the two checkpoints so passengers can move freely between concourses. Enabling work starts late 2026. Until then, the wrong line means reclear. Spirit’s July 2025 A5 move is history — Spirit is gone. summary: >- Concourse A and Concourse B each have their own TSA portal. The sterile sides are not a free walk today. category: terminal - label: Food title: 'Clear first, then eat on your concourse' detail: >- A-side: Cross Grain Brewhouse, Ironclad, The Market on Broad (hours verified 8 Jul 2025). B-side: Cheeburger Cheeburger, Club Level Grill, Ironclad, Sam Adams Celebrates Richmond. Hardywood / Wolfgang Puck / Beet Box / Homegrown were promised “within a year” in June 2025 and are still absent from the official dining page as of 10 Sep 2026. summary: >- Official dining is split: Applebee’s and one Ironclad in the landside atrium; the rest is airside and concourse-specific. category: food - label: Lounges title: There is no Priority Pass chair detail: >- Sleeping in Airports (26 Mar 2026) and the official directory agree: no pay lounge. The USO (804-236-7234) is for military ID holders, lower level left of the escalators, 08:00–20:00. CSSCP is designed with lounge capacity — it is not open. summary: >- No day-pass lounge, no airline club, no CLEAR. Do not walk looking for The Club RIC. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Airside bottle filler by the concourse restrooms zone: airside summary: >- Traveler-documented free fillers and fountains beside the bathrooms (Sleeping in Airports reader, June 2026). Official pages do not publish a pin. Empty at TSA. You cannot cross to the other concourse’s filler without reclearing. location: Next to the restrooms on the airside concourse you cleared into terminal: 'Concourse A or B, sterile side' isBestValue: true - kind: refill name: Landside filler by the public restrooms zone: landside summary: >- Same June 2026 traveler note: fillers and fountains sit next to the bathrooms. Use this if you are overnighting landside after 20:00 or have not cleared TSA. location: Beside the landside restrooms on the ticketing or baggage-claim levels terminal: 'Main terminal, public side' - kind: purchase name: Ironclad Coffee Roasters sealed bottle zone: airside price: >- posted café price (typically about $3–$5 for a sealed bottle; not an official CRAC tariff — confirm at the register) summary: >- Official dining list. The atrium shop closes at 16:00; both airside Ironclads run 04:00–19:00. Buy a sealed bottle only if the restroom filler is down or you are past the last kitchen. location: >- Ironclad in the landside atrium (04:00–16:00) or the airside Ironclad on your concourse (04:00–19:00) terminal: 'Atrium landside, plus Concourse A and Concourse B airside' isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: The Market on Broad / Hudson News bottle zone: airside price: posted shop price (confirm at the register) summary: >- Official A-side market runs 04:00 to last departure. Post-security Hudson on A and B opens 04:30 to last flight. Useful when Ironclad is closed after 19:00. location: >- The Market on Broad on Concourse A airside, or a Hudson News on your concourse / atrium terminal: Concourse A (Market); Hudson on both concourses and the atrium airportistScore: 6.9 slug: ric region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/ric](/airports/ric). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ric) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ric/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Richmond International Airport (RIC) Richmond, United States · North America A compact two-level Virginia hall with a free downtown bus and $10 economy parking — undone by two separate TSA portals, no lounge, and a checkpoint that closes at 20:00. ## Airportist Score **6.9 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.2 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 8.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4.9M - Terminals: 1 terminal, Concourses A & B - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Origin-and-destination trips when you already know Concourse A or B - Drivers using the $10 Economy lot or $15 Daily garage - Budget riders on free GRTC 7A/7B from Door #5 ## Watch out for - Queuing at the wrong concourse checkpoint — sterile sides do not connect yet - Assuming Priority Pass, The Club RIC, CLEAR, or a Capital One lounge exist - Evening flights after the official 20:00 TSA close - Stale Spirit / 22-gate / A1–A8 guides ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ric/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ric/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ric/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ric/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ric/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ric/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ric/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ric/reviews.md) (free)