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While aeronautical activities in the area date back to reconnaissance and artillery spotting from hot air balloons in the 1860s during the American Civil War, Richmond International Airport’s history officially began on October 15, 1927, with Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis serving as the airport’s first official visitors. 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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While aeronautical activities in the area date back to reconnaissance and artillery spotting from hot air balloons in the 1860s during the American Civil War, Richmond International Airport’s history officially began on October 15, 1927, with Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis serving as the airport’s first official visitors. 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.

To learn how the airport and the industry have evolved, see our History. To get the latest news, why not sign up for OnTime, our e-Newsletter? This publication is filled with the most up-to-date travel alerts, RIC news and airfare promotions.

May 20, 2014

RIC Offering Flights to Cancun and Bahamas

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM WWBT NBC12 If you’re in need of a vacation, there are brand new options for travel to Mexico and the Bahamas from Richmond’s Airport.  The first flight to Cancun took off Monday. You can call it one more reason to fly Richmond. Airport staff hope Monday’s flight is the…
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Mar 24, 2014

Richmond Heads to the Island of the Bahamas

ATLANTA, GA (March 24, 2014) Crystal blue waters, golden sands and a tropical island breeze. Think you’re reading about heaven? You are, sort of. The Islands of the Bahamas comes pretty close. It’s no wonder the official tagline of these Caribbean islands is: “it’s better in the Bahamas.” Because it really is. The best part of…
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Mar 24, 2014

Sun-Drenched Beach Getaways: Cancun and The Riviera Maya

ATLANTA, GA (March 24, 2014) Call it seasonal-affective-disorder or just the winter blues, but there comes a time when sunshine, a beach hammock, and a Corona is just the cold-weather cure you crave. Sure, you could soldier on, or you could hop a flight to Cancún: gateway to the finest beaches, hotels and resorts in the…
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Mar 21, 2014

Vacation Express Announces New Non-Stops to Grand Bahama Island and Cancun from Richmond

ATLANTA, GA (March 21, 2014) Vacation Express announces new service to Grand Bahama Island and Cancun from Richmond International Airport (RIC).  Service to Cancun (CUN) starts May 19, 2014, and runs through August; service to Grand Bahama Island (FPO) starts May 4, 2014 and also runs through August. The Richmond to Cancun flight will be operated…
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Feb 24, 2014

VMFA’s “Modern Ruins: Photographs by Miranda Elliot” Exhibition Opens at RIC

RICHMOND, Virginia (February 24, 2014) An exhibition of photographs by Virginia-based artist Miranda Elliott, called “Modern Ruins: Photographs by Miranda Elliott,” opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on view in the first level of the terminal through June 2014. This collection of images features vacant factories and warehouses in Montreal, Quebec,…
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Nov 4, 2013

Celebration Marks First Southwest Flight

RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (November 4, 2013) Re-Posted from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monday, November 4, 2013 by Katherine Calos. Balloons at the check-in counter and a fire truck salute on the tarmac celebrated the first Southwest Airlines flight at Richmond International Airport on Sunday. Water cannons arched their spray from both sides of the plane as it pulled into…
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Nov 3, 2013

Low-Cost Carrier Southwest Airlines Flies into Richmond

RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (November 3, 2013) Re-Posted from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sunday, November 3, 2013. Story by Peter Bacque In a moment long awaited by local air travelers, Southwest Airlines started service at Richmond International Airport today. The low-fare, no-frills carrier is entering the Richmond market initially with just one daily round-trip, nonstop flight to Orlando, Fla., the…
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Nov 3, 2013

Sunday Q&A with: Jon E. Mathiasen with RIC

RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH (November 3, 2013) Re-Posted from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sunday, November 3, 2013. Story by Peter Bacque. Jon E. Mathiasen goes way back with Southwest Airlines. The president and CEO of Richmond International Airport first worked with Southwest Airlines when he was an official at the Midland, Texas, airport from 1983 to 1987. He also dealt…
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Oct 21, 2013

VMFA’s “Common Place” Exhibition Opens at RIC

RICHMOND, Virginia (October 22, 2012) An exhibition of photographs by Virginia artist Andrew Zimmermann opens today at Richmond International Airport (RIC). The show will be on view in the first level of the terminal through February 2013. Photographed within one mile of Zimmermann’s home in Arlington, VA, Common Place explores that sense of strangeness within a…
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