One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
ORF7.8
RIC8.0+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
ORF7.3+0.1
RIC7.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
ORF6.8+0.2
RIC6.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
ORF6.3
RIC8.2+1.9
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
ORF6.8
RIC7.0+0.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
ORF2.0
RIC2.0
Best for
ORF
Origin-and-destination trips when you already know Concourse A or BDrivers using the $14 Daily garage or the free Park & Wait lotMilitary families using the Arrivals Level 2 USO
RIC
Origin-and-destination trips when you already know Concourse A or BDrivers using the $10 Economy lot or $15 Daily garageBudget riders on free GRTC 7A/7B from Door #5
Watch out for
ORF
Queuing at the wrong concourse checkpoint — sterile sides do not connect yetAssuming Priority Pass, The Club ORF, Escape, or CLEAR existEvening flights after the official 20:30 TSA closeStale Spirit / Allegiant / 8-airline / connected-airside guidesPromised 2026 dining (Dunkin’, BWW, COVA) that is not on the live directory
RIC
Queuing at the wrong concourse checkpoint — sterile sides do not connect yetAssuming Priority Pass, The Club RIC, CLEAR, or a Capital One lounge existEvening flights after the official 20:00 TSA closeStale Spirit / 22-gate / A1–A8 guides
Amenities and tips
ORF
Two buildings, two TSA portals200 Sack Club + High Tide + Town Center Cold PressedFlyORFwifiNo public bus to the terminalNo passenger loungeKidsPort, Mother’s Rooms, Sunflower lanyards
Official TSA window is 04:00–20:30
Budget 90 minutes domestic and 2 hours for the Cancún / San Juan flights. After the last outbound, leftover passengers are landside.
A and B are still two sterile halls
Read the concourse on the boarding pass before you queue. The wrong portal means reclear until the lobby checkpoint opens.
Trust the live dining page, not the 2026 press list
Airside now: High Tide + Town Center Cold Pressed on A, Bruce Smith’s 200 Sack Club on B. Rusty Taco and Warriors Taphouse are still Coming Soon.
RIC
Two-level single terminalIronclad + Cross Grain + Market on BroadRIC Free WiFiGRTC 7A/7B Zero FareNo passenger loungeFamily restrooms and SARAs
Be through TSA before 20:00
Official TSA hours are 04:00–20:00 daily. After the checkpoint closes it does not reopen until 04:00.
Pick A or B before you queue
Concourse A and Concourse B each have their own TSA portal. The sterile sides are not a free walk today.
Clear first, then eat on your concourse
Official dining is split: Applebee’s and one Ironclad in the landside atrium; the rest is airside and concourse-specific.
ORF · A compact two-building Hampton Roads field with $14 daily parking, a new FIS hall, and genuinely local airside food — undone by two separate TSA portals, no passenger lounge, and no bus to the curb.
RIC · 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.
