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Richmond International Airport’s history officially began during the Civil War Era when both Union and Confederate aeronauts used the site for reconnaissance activities. In 2007 the airport completed a major renovation project, establishing it as one of the most modern and well-equipped airports in the eastern United States.

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January 20, 2012
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Confirm Plans to Maintain AirTran Airways Operations at 22 Domestic and International Airports
DALLAS, Texas (January 20, 2012) - Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways confirmed today the intent to convert AirTran Airways operations at 22 domestic and in...

November 28, 2011
South Garage Maintenance Advisory
RICHMOND, VA (November 28, 2011) - From now through the end of December, the original South Garage at Richmond International Airport (RIC) will be closed to inbound traffic due to scheduled maintenanc...

November 1, 2011
Hollowell's "Middle Ground" Exhibition Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (November 1, 2011) - An exhibition of paintings by Virginia artist Loie Hollowell opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on view in the first level of...

September 28, 2011
Vision Airlines Announces $29* Fares from Richmond to Grand Bahama Island
SUWANEE, GA (September 28, 2011) - In celebration of new service to Grand Bahama Island, Vision Airlines is offering $29* fares each-way (plus taxes & fees) to Grand Bahama Island from R...

July 22, 2011
Vision Airlines Announces Super $99 Bahamas Air Fare Sale! Nonstop Flights from Richmond Begin the Week of November 3, 2011. Plan Your Grand Vacation Today
SUWANEE, GA (July 22, 2011) - Today, Vision Airlines announced that Richmond customers can now purchase tickets to Grand Bahama Island at www.visionairlines.com. Vision Airlines has signed an agr...

July 8, 2011
Richmond International Airport to Host Business Opportunity Forum
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 8, 2011) - Richmond International Airport (RIC) will host a Business Opportunity Forum on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Richmon...

June 28, 2011
VMFA's "Faces of Sustainability" Exhibition Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 28, 2011) - An exhibition of photographs by Virginia resident Jason Horowitz opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on view in the first level o...

May 6, 2011
Richmond International Airport to Host Business Opportunity Forum
RICHMOND, Virginia (May 6, 2011) - Richmond International Airport (RIC) will host a Business Opportunity Forum on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Richmond...

April 26, 2011
RIC's March 2011 Aviation Activity Report
RICHMOND, Virginia (April 26, 2011) - At the monthly meeting of the Capital Region Airport Commission, Richmond International Airport released the following information for March 2011 aviati...

March 1, 2011
VMFA's "Nothing But Blue Skies" Exhibition Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (March 1, 2011) - An exhibition of text panels and related works by Virginia resident Alyssa C. Salomon opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on...

February 22, 2011
RIC's January 2011 Aviation Activity Report
RICHMOND, Virginia (February 22, 2011) - At the monthly meeting of the Capital Region Airport Commission, Richmond international Airport released the following information for January 2011 aviation ac...

January 24, 2011
Delaware North Companies Opens Club Level Grill at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (Jan. 25, 2011) - Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, one of the world's leading airport food and retail providers, has opened the new Club Level Grill in Ric...

January 14, 2011
Richmond Airport Connector Road Opens
RICHMOND, Virginia (January 14, 2011) - The Richmond Airport Connector Road opened today, offering many southside Richmonders a shorter, more direct route to Richmond International Airport.The 1.6-mil...

November 17, 2010
TSA: Helpful Hints for Holiday Travelers
RICHMOND, Virginia (November 17, 2010) - Since Thanksgiving typically marks the start of the busiest travel time of the year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to remind passenger...

November 17, 2010
TSA: Guidelines for Traveling with Food or Gifts
RICHMOND, Virginia (November 17, 2010) - When it comes to bringing items through checkpoints, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seen just about everything. And as the holiday season...

October 12, 2010
VMFA's "Subtlety and Truth" Exhibition Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (October 12, 2010) - An exhibition of paintings by Richmond resident Justin Kroman opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on view in the first level o...

August 3, 2010
American Adding 2nd Richmond-Miami Nonstop Flight
RICHMOND, Virginia (August 3, 2010) - American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced plans to launch an additional daily nonstop flight between Richmond Internat...

July 27, 2010
Travel Advisory: Lower Level/Arrivals Public Lanes Re-Opened Following Repair Work
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 28, 2010) - On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, from approximately 5:00 am - 1:30 pm, the lower-level roadway at Richmond International Airport (RIC) will be closed to public traffic...

April 15, 2010
Small Aircraft Landing Incident (UPDATE)
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 22, 2010) - At approximately 2:00PM EDT, a small single-engine aircraft, a Beechcraft BE35, landed at RIC on Runway 2 with an issue that apparently led to the landin...

July 8, 2010
Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Conduct Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise This Weekend
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 8, 2010) - Emergency Exercise Facts As mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airports are to conduct full-scale tests of their Airport Emergency Plan (AEP)...

July 2, 2010
USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia Opens Center at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 2, 2010) - Due to the current and planned significant increases in military population and the large number of military personnel being trained at the specialized schools oper...

June 10, 2010
Delta Air Lines Launches New Nonstop Richmond-Minneapolis/St. Paul Flights
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 10, 2010) - Starting today, Delta Air Lines offers new nonstop service between Richmond (RIC) and its Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) hub. The once-daily flight is operated by Delt...

June 7, 2010
VMFA's "Still Flight" and "Prototypes" Exhibition Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 7, 2010) - An exhibition of photographs by Virginia artists Christa Bowden ("Still Flight") and Robert Sulkin ("Prototypes") opens today at Richmond International Airport...

June 3, 2010
Airport Safety and the Feral Cat Population: Update
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 3, 2010) - Adoptive homes have been found for all ten of the feral cats that were turned over by Richmond International Airport to Henrico County Animal Control. County offici...

May 19, 2010
Airport Safety and the Feral Cat Population
RICHMOND, Virginia (May 19, 2010) - During the past several weeks, Richmond International Airport has been confronted with the problem of a rapidly growing and unmanaged feral cat population on airpor...

May 11, 2010
Delta Air Lines Nearly Doubling Service Between Richmond, New York
RICHMOND, Virginia (May 11, 2010) - Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today announced it will nearly double its daily nonstop flights between Richmond and New York City from four to seven, effective Sept. 7...

March 31, 2010
RMCVB Opens Expanded Richmond Region Visitor Center at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (March 31, 2010) - The Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (RMCVB) is pleased to announce the opening of its relocated and revamped Visitor Center at Richmond Inter...

February 16, 2010
VMFA's "New Light & Rust: Michael Clark and Erling Sjovold" Opens at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (February 16, 2010) - In this exhibition, Michael Clark (American, born 1965) and Erling Sjovold (American, born 1961) use their work to convey a sense of place - by underscoring th...

December 28, 2009
TSA Guidance for Passengers Following Dec. 25 Incident
RICHMOND, Virginia (December 28, 2009) - On Dec. 25, 2009, an individual on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 set off a device and was subdued by passengers and crew. As a result of this incident, T...

December 17, 2009
Cantor, Scott, Forbes to TSA: Pay Richmond Airport Back
RICHMOND, Virginia (December 17, 2009) - Congressmen Eric Cantor (VA-07), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), and J. Randy Forbes (VA-04), sent a letter yesterday to Gale D. Rossides, Acting Assista...

October 23, 2009
VMFA's "Postcards from the Real" Opens October 23 at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (October 23, 2009) - "Postcards from the Real," an exhibition of paintings by Virginia artist Josephine Haden, opens today at Richmond International Airport. The show will be o...

August 25, 2009
Capital Region Airport Commission Reports July 2009 Passenger Traffic for Richmond International Airport, Favorable USDOT Fare Findings
Richmond International Airport, VA - August 25, 2009News Facts: At the monthly meeting of the Capital Region Airport Commission, Richmond International Airport (RIC) today released passenger traffi...

August 25, 2009
7,000 sqft Class A Office Space with a View
The Capital Region Airport Commission announces a new office space lease opportunity at Richmond International Airport (RIC). With the recent consolidation of the Airport's administrative offices in t...

June 15, 2009
"My Italy" Photographs by Norfolk's Glen McClure to be on View in VMFA Exhibit at Richmond International Airport
RICHMOND, Virginia (June 15, 2009) - Glen McClure's photography exhibition "My Italy" offers a personal interpretation of a country he has visited many times.The exhibition of the Norfolk artist's ima...

May 12, 2009
AirTran Airways to Offer WiFi on Every Flight
ORLANDO, Fla., and ITASCA, Ill. (May 12, 2009) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), announced today that it will be the first major airline to offer passengers wirele...

May 5, 2009
Jetting Salutes Our Armed Forces: JetBlue Offers $1 Fares During National Military Appreciation Month
NEW YORK (May 5, 2009) - In honor of National Military Appreciation month, JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is proud to announce that active duty men and women of our United States armed forces currentl...

March 5, 2009
Richmond International Airport and VMFA Partner for "Art at the Airport" Project
RICHMOND, Virginia (March 5, 2009) - An exhibition opening today of photographs made primarily in national parks and forests will inaugurate a collaboration between the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts an...

January 27, 2009
RIC Reports Nearly 3.5 Million Travelers in 2008
Richmond International Airport, VA, January 27, 2009: Richmond International Airport reports that 3,490,356 passengers utilized the airport in 2008, a 4 percent decrease from the calendar year r...

October 30, 2008
Richmond Lands New Air Service! JetBlue Begins Nonstop Service to Orlando, Florida
RICHMOND (October 30, 2008) - Customer-friendly JetBlue Airways this weekend expands its popular service from Richmond International Airport with the launch of the daily nonstop service to Orlando, Fl...

November 17, 2008
Economic Impact Study
Richmond International Airport (RIC), the gateway to Virginia's Capital Region, plays a vital role in the Central Virginia regional economy. RIC and its tenants contribute annual sales of more than $8...

August 7, 2008
AirTran Launches RIC-LaGuardia Flights
AirTran Airways Launches Service Today between Richmond International Airport and New York's LaGuardia AirportOrlando, Fla. (August 7, 2008) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (...

July 29, 2008
RIC Reports FY08 Passenger Traffic Up 4.6% to 3.63 Million
Richmond International Airport, VA., (July 29, 2008): Richmond International Airport (RIC) reports total passenger traffic for Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) surpassed the previous record set last year as 3....

July 14, 2008
JetBlue Adds Richmond to Orlando Nonstop Service
RICHMOND, Virginia (July 14, 2008) - JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announces an expansion at Richmond International Airport with the addition of daily nonstop service to Orlando, Fla., beginnin...

June 10, 2008
AirTran Announces New Richmond-New York LaGuardia Service
Orlando, Fla. (June 10, 2008) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), announced today that it will add two new daily nonstop flights between Richmond International Airpor...

May 8, 2008
Services Guide for Customers with Disabilities
Richmond International Airport is dedicated to providing all customers with a pleasant travel experience. To meet the needs of travelers, the airport provides services and facilities designed to assis...

April 22, 2008
RIC Opens Cell Phone Waiting Lot for Public Use
Richmond International Airport, VA., (April 22, 2008): Picking up guests arriving at Richmond International Airport? Then the airport's new Cell Phone Waiting Lot may be just what you've been hoping f...

April 4, 2008
Skybus Ceases Operations Effective April 4, 2008
Richmond International Airport, VA, (April 4, 2008): Richmond International Airport has become aware this evening that Skybus Airlines, providing nonstop service between Richmond and Columbus, OH, sin...

February 27, 2008
Fitch Rates Capital Region Airport Commission (VA) $50.64MM REVS 'A-'
Fitch Ratings-Chicago-27 February 2008: Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A-' rating to the Capital Region Airport Commission's (the airport) approximately $50,640,000 Airport revenue bonds, series 2008A, sch...

February 27, 2008
Moody's Assigns 'A2' Rating to Airport Commission
Opinion New York, Feb 27, 2008 - Moody's Investors Service has assigned an A2 underlying rating to the Capital Region Airport Commission's ("the commission") $50.6 million Airport Revenue Bonds, Seri...

February 6, 2008
JetBlue to Fly RIC-Ft. Lauderdale Year-Round
NEW YORK (February 6, 2008) - JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), the leading airline between the Northeast and Florida, will extend previously seasonal service on six Florida routes to year-round service...

January 25, 2008
Air Canada Adds New U.S.-Canada Non-Stop Flights
Montreal, January 25, 2008 - Air Canada today announced it is further expanding its extensive transborder U.S. network with the introduction in May 2008 of four new non-stop routes between the United...

January 25, 2008
Air Canada Announces Richmond-Toronto Service Starting May 1st
Richmond International Airport, VA, January 25, 2008: Air Canada today announced plans to offer Toronto-Richmond twice daily, year-round non-stop service using a 37-seat, Jazz Dash 8 aircraft, startin...

January 9, 2008
Skybus Adds 2nd Daily Coumbus Flight March 7th
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 - Skybus Airlines announced today it will add nonstop service from Columbus to the Philadelphia area via Wilmington, DE beginning March 7, and to Toronto via Niagara Falls, NY b...