- Richmond International Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Richmond International Airport
IATA = RIC
ICAO = KRIC
FAA = RIC
type = Public
owner =
operator = Capital Region Airport Commission
city-served = Richmond,Virginia
location = Sandston,Virginia
elevation-f = 167
elevation-m = 50.9
coordinates = coord|37|30|18|N|077|19|10|W|type:airport_region:US
website = [http://www.flyrichmond.com/ www.flyrichmond.com]
r1-number = 16/34
r1-length-f = 9,003
r1-length-m = 2,744
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 2/20
r2-length-f = 6,607
r2-length-m = 2,014
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 7/25
r3-length-f = 5,326
r3-length-m = 1,623
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 120,581
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 75
footnotes = Source:Federal Aviation Administration FAA-airport|ID=RIC|use=PU|own=PU|site=25977.*A, effective 2007-12-20]Richmond International Airport airport codes|RIC|KRIC|RIC is a public
airport located in Sandston,Virginia , anunincorporated community within Henrico County which is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Richmond.Richmond International Airport is the busiest airport in central Virginia. The airport is located seven miles (11 km) southeast of Richmond, Virginia's capital.
Overview
Nine air carriers currently serve Richmond International Airport with non-stop flights to 21 destinations and connecting flights to destinations worldwide. A record 3.63 million passengers used Richmond International Airport in 2007 with growth expected to continue.
To help accommodate the current and proposed increase in passengers and air service, Richmond International Airport has embarked on a major expansion program. The program has increased the total number of gates, increased parking spaces to 8,000, and created a new terminal roadway and air traffic control tower. It features major renovations of the terminal building including upper level departures and lower level arrivals, the construction of a central utility plant and the widening of the security check points. Construction on the new two-level terminal was completed in spring 2007.
Richmond International Airport also experienced a dramatic increase in cargo activities over the past 10 years. In 2004, Richmond International Airport handled over 114 million pounds of cargo. Cargo services offered at Richmond International Airport include over convert|100000|sqft|m2|-4 of warehouse/office space and convert|1000000|sqft|m2|-5 of apron space. The entire airport is designated a
Foreign Trade Zone . Because of its central location on the Eastern Seaboard, cargo transit via RIC is on the rise. Goods shipped out of the metropolitan Richmond area can reach 50 % of the U.S. population within 24 hours.History
The airport was dedicated as Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field in 1927 in honor of aviator
Richard E. Byrd , brother ofGovernor of Virginia Harry F. Byrd .Charles Lindbergh attended the dedication ceremony. Although the facility was located in Henrico County, Richmond MayorJohn Fulmer Bright was instrumental in the creation of Byrd Field, which was initially owned by the City of Richmond.It is currently owned and operated by the Capital Region Airport Commission, a state-created governmental agency overseen by representatives of Chesterfield, Hanover, and Henrico Counties and the City of Richmond.
Airport statistics
In 2007, the airport served 3,634,544 passengers, which is a record number of passengers for the airport, representing a 10.3% increase over 2006 figures, [cite news |url=http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/business.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-30-0045.html |first=Linda |last=Dunham |title=Richmond airport's growth flying high |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=2008-01-30 ] and lags about 80,000 passengers behind the next-busiest airport in the state, Norfolk International. This makes RIC the fourth-busiest airport in Virginia (after Washington Dulles, Washington Reagan National, and Norfolk, respectively).
In 2007, US Airways and Delta controlled nearly equal shares of the market, with 24.3% of the total each. AirTran (9.2%) and JetBlue (7.9%) both enjoyed an increase in market share compared to the previous year. Newcomer Skybus represented 1.4% of the market.
Airlines and destinations
Concourse A
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Air Canada
**Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
*American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
**AmericanConnection operated byTrans States Airlines (Miami, St. Louis)
** American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
*US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
**US Airways Express operated byAir Wisconsin (Boston, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia)
** US Airways Express operated byChautauqua Airlines (Boston, New York-LaGuardia)
** US Airways Express operated byMesa Airlines (Charlotte)
** US Airways Express operated byPiedmont Airlines (Philadelphia)
** US Airways Express operated byPSA Airlines (Charlotte)
** US Airways Express operated byRepublic Airlines (Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia)Concourse B
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AirTran Airways (Atlanta, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando)
*Continental Airlines
**Continental Express operated byExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
**Continental Connection operated byColgan Air (Newark)
*Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
**Delta Connection operated byAtlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
** Delta Connection operated byChautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK)
** Delta Connection operated byComair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia)
** Delta Connection operated byFreedom Airlines (New York-JFK)
** Delta Connection operated byPinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)
*JetBlue Airways (Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando [begins November 2] )
*Northwest Airlines
**Northwest Airlink operated byPinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
*United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
**United Express operated byTrans States Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
**United Express operated byGoJet Airlines (Washington-Dulles)Incidents
In 1996,
Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 from Trenton experienced loss of rudder control while on approach to Richmond, however rudder control was regained shortly after and the aircraft landed normaly. [cite web |title=Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2H5 N221US Richmond, VA |work=Aviation Safety Network |date=1996-06-09 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960609-2 ] There were minor injuries.References
ee also
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Virginia World War II Army Airfields External links
* [http://www.flyrichmond.com/ Richmond International Airport] , official web site
* [http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/HTMLPage/RTD_HTMLPage&c=HTMLPage&cid=1031784081645 Richmond Times-Dispatch: RIA Expansion]
* [http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=13429 Style Weekly Architectural Review]
* [http://www.gspnet.com/ Gresham Smith & Partners, Architects]
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