The flight time from Richmond to Newark is 1 hour, 24 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RIC Richmond, VA 5 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
51 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Richmond to Newark is 1 hour, 24 minutes. The time spent in the air is 51 minutes.

The flight distance from Richmond to Newark is 277 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Richmond
1 hour, 30 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
1h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

277 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
33

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Richmond from Newark by plane?

The distance from Richmond to Newark by plane is 277 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Richmond to Newark?

The flight time from Richmond to Newark is 1 hour, 24 minutes. The time spent in the air is 51 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Richmond to Newark?

United is the only airline with direct flights from Richmond to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Richmond to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Richmond (RIC) to Newark (EWR). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Richmond 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 51 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Newark 12 minutes early

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 Richmond to Newark, United is 80% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 80% 16% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Richmond and Newark, 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)
United 18 51 11 84

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
8am 0.22
6am 0.98
7am 0.16
2pm 0.41
10am 0.21
4pm 0.16
7pm 0.01
6pm 0.64
9am 0.37
1pm 0.43
5pm 0.09
3pm 0.27
11am 0.52
12pm 0.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Richmond to Newark 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 144
February 133
March 145
April 110
May 121
June 153
July 158
August 151
September 173
October 175
November 140
December 142

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Richmond to Newark 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 4.9
Tuesday 4.9
Wednesday 4.85
Thursday 4.85
Friday 4.79
Saturday 4.17
Sunday 5.1

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 1

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)
8am 19 50 9 80
6am 18 50 11 83
7am 17 51 11 85
2pm 20 52 10 87
10am 16 49 9 75
4pm 22 53 14 97
7pm 13 48 30 92
6pm 19 53 14 90
9am 17 50 10 78
1pm 21 51 11 88
5pm 20 53 12 92
3pm 18 52 15 92
11am 17 51 9 79
12pm 17 51 9 77
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.