The flight time from Denver to Richmond is 3 hours, 15 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO on time.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 50 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RIC Richmond, VA 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
83%
United
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Richmond is 3 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Richmond is 1482 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Richmond to Denver
3 hours, 57 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 8m
United
3h 17m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

15

Distance

1482 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
12
Southwest
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Richmond by plane?

The distance from Denver to Richmond by plane is 1482 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Richmond?

The flight time from Denver to Richmond is 3 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 8 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 17 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Richmond?

Southwest and United are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Richmond.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Richmond?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Richmond (RIC). On average, they have 2 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver on time
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 170 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Richmond 2 minutes late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Richmond, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
United 74% 25% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Richmond, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 169 4 188
United 18 170 6 197

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 0.02
6pm 0.09
7am 0
10am 0.12
9am 0.81
1pm 0.13
4pm 0.02
5pm 0.92

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Richmond that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 62
February 56
March 62
April 59
May 62
June 60
July 62
August 62
September 86
October 90
November 60
December 61

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Richmond that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.13
Tuesday 2.15
Wednesday 2.15
Thursday 2.15
Friday 2.13
Saturday 2.13
Sunday 2.17

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 13 173 5 193
6pm 17 168 7 195
7am 9 171 8 188
10am 14 168 4 187
9am 17 170 5 195
1pm 13 169 5 187
4pm 11 173 4 190
5pm 20 170 7 198
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.