RIC → TPARichmond to Tampa

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Tampa (TPA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,166 km, an estimated 2 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Tampa. Updated 6 November 2026 at 17:39 UTC.

Today, RIC → TPA

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 13:21 MX117Breeze Airways On schedule TPA est. 16:06 +25sched 15:41

Checked RIC board 10:18 · TPA board 12:39

RIC Richmond heavy · +54
TPA Tampa smooth · +0
1,166 km · ~2h 00m est.
dep bank 13:21–20:307x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
64 / 100

route health from live RIC and TPA delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~2h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX117 13:21 Mo Fr · MX811 19:21 We Sa · MX2311 20:30 Tu Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05MX2311dep +34 → arr+2
11-04MX811departed+18
11-03MX2311departed+27
11-02MX117departed+1
11-01MX2311dep +32 → arr+10
10-31MX811dep −3 → arr−38
10-30MX117departed+4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
RICRichmond +54 min heavy 🌤 overcast · E 4 kt Full RIC delay board →
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 6 kt Full TPA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RIC: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Tampa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC to TPA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Richmond (RIC) to Tampa (TPA) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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RIC to TPA questions

Is RIC–TPA running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIC–TPA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:21 from RIC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TPA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RIC to TPA?

Great-circle distance is 1,166 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 112–130 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–TPA fly?

Breeze Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.