Flights from Detroit to Richmond

• Air Wisconsin operated flights from DTW to RIC using one type of aircraft in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Detroit to Richmond in 2009 was 75.6%.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Detroit and Richmond.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Detroit to Richmond.
• 29,137 seats were available on flights from DTW to RIC in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 24,051 passengers flew on all flights from DTW to RIC that year.
• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 22,218 passengers from DTW to RIC in 2009.
• Northwest Airlink, Compass Airlines, Air Wisconsin, Northwest Airlines offer flights from Detroit, MI to Richmond, VA.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DTW to RIC for Air Wisconsin is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Flight #3868, operated by Northwest Airlink, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 34 minutes average delay between flights from Detroit to Richmond.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Detroit and Richmond from Northwest Airlines is the DC-9-50 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 125 seats.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Detroit, MI to Richmond, VA in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-50 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The shortest flight distance between Detroit and Richmond is 456 miles.
• The shortest flight between DTW and RIC takes about 69 minutes.
• The average flight time from Detroit, MI to Richmond, VA takes about 69 minutes.
• There were 24,051 passengers that flew from Detroit to Richmond in 2009.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Detroit to Richmond.
• The newest aircraft servicing DTW to RIC in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)