Flights from Philadelphia to Richmond

• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Philadelphia and Richmond from US Airways is the EMB-190 built by Embraer with 99 seats.
• Republic Airlines, Air Wisconsin, Midwest Airlines, US Airways, Chautauqua Airlines offer flights from Philadelphia, PA to Richmond, VA.
• In 2009, there were 5 airline companies operating between Philadelphia and Richmond.
• The shortest flight between PHL and RIC takes about 39 minutes.
• US Airways operates the shortest flights from Philadelphia to Richmond.
• Flight #943, operated by US Airways, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 75 minutes average delay between flights from Philadelphia to Richmond.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Philadelphia to Richmond in 2009 was 60.82%.
• Republic Airlines carried a total of 26,629 passengers from PHL to RIC in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing PHL to RIC in 2009 was US Airways' EMB-190 from Embraer. The EMB-190 started flying in 2005.
• The average flight time from Philadelphia, PA to Richmond, VA takes about 39 minutes.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from PHL to RIC for Air Wisconsin is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Philadelphia, PA to Richmond, VA in 2009 was Chautauqua Airlines' EMB-145 from Embraer which started flying in 1996.
• Midwest Airlines operated flights from PHL to RIC using 2 types of aircraft in 2009.
• There were 57,523 passengers that flew from Philadelphia to Richmond in 2009.
• The shortest flight distance between Philadelphia and Richmond is 198 miles.
• US Airways offers the shortest flight times from Philadelphia to Richmond.
• 93,802 seats were available on flights from PHL to RIC in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 57,523 passengers flew on all flights from PHL to RIC that year.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)