Flights from Richmond to Detroit

• 28,787 seats were available on flights from RIC to DTW in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 23,692 passengers flew on all flights from RIC to DTW that year.
• Northwest Airlink offers the shortest flight times from Richmond to Detroit.
• Northwest Airlink, Compass Airlines, Northwest Airlines offer flights from Richmond, VA to Detroit, MI.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Richmond and Detroit.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Richmond, VA to Detroit, MI in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-50 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• Flight #3884, operated by Northwest Airlink, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 14 minutes average delay between flights from Richmond to Detroit.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Richmond to Detroit in 2009 was 80.67%.
• Northwest Airlink carried a total of 21,825 passengers from RIC to DTW in 2009.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from RIC to DTW for Northwest Airlink is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing RIC to DTW in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Richmond and Detroit from Northwest Airlines is the DC-9-50 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 125 seats.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Richmond to Detroit.
• Compass Airlines operated flights from RIC to DTW using one type of aircraft in 2009.
• The shortest flight distance between Richmond and Detroit is 456 miles.
• The average flight time from Richmond, VA to Detroit, MI takes about 86 minutes.
• The shortest flight between RIC and DTW takes about 84 minutes.
• There were 23,692 passengers that flew from Richmond to Detroit in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)