The Richmond International Airport (RIC) offers over 190 daily non-stop flights to and from 22 major domestic markets and international gateways offering convenient access throughout the U.S. and abroad. Over 2.9 million passengers were served and about 112 million pounds of cargo handled at Richmond International Airport in 2005.
Airlines (and their respective affiliates) operating from RIC include: AirTran, American, Continental, Delta, JetBlue (service starts 3/31/06), Northwest, United, and US Airways.
Three fixed-base operators.
Five all-cargo carriers, plus additional cargo service on commercial passenger carriers.
Over one million square feet of cargo apron.
U. S. Customs Service on-site plus sub-zone support.
Foreign Trade Zone #207.
Worldwide cargo service.
$250 million capital improvement program underway, offering an expanded terminal and other facilities to meet the growing needs of Virginia’s Capital region.
New International Arrivals facility.
Developable acreage on airport to support aeronautical business development.
Excellent location just off Interstate 64 in eastern Henrico County, with easy access to Interstates 95, 85, and 295 and to the new Route 895 Pocahontas Parkway.
Highways
There are 24 interchanges in Henrico County providing direct
access to interstate highways. For more information, visit
the Henrico
County Department of Public Works website.
Interstate 64: East to Norfolk, West to St. Louis, MO, connects to I-81.
Interstate 85: Richmond-Petersburg MSA, South to Atlanta, GA.
Interstate 95: North to Maine, South to Florida.
Interstates 195, 295 and SR 288: Beltways for the Richmond area.
Water Port
The Port
of Richmond is the westernmost inland port with direct
access to the Atlantic Ocean. It services ships and barges
with drafts up to 22 feet. On-site port features include U.S.
Customs Service, a livestock export ramp, fumigation services,
and heavy lift capability for project cargo and special projects.
Weekly container liner service to Chester, PA, Antwerp, Belgium and
Liverpool, England, as well as container and general cargo
service to and from the Northern Europe, Mediterranean, Canada, Mexico, South America, and
the Caribbean.
Over 300,000 square feet of warehouse storage area and
40 acres of open storage area.
CSX provides rail service direct and Norfolk Southern
via switch.
Total cargo tonnage of over 458,000 short tons in 2004/2005.
Teamster Labor Force provides dependable, expert cargo
handling.
The Port of Richmond is closer than any other port to
77% of Virginia's industrial locations.
The Port of Hampton Roads, the world's largest natural
deep-water harbor, is within 90 miles of Henrico County.
Foreign Trade Zone #207.
Rail Service
CSX and
Norfolk-Southern
provide freight service. Amtrak
provides passenger service with 16 trains daily.
Trucklines
There are over 100 motor frieght companies and brokers that operate terminals in the
Richmond area offering national, regional, and interstate
carrier service. Read more at the Greater Richmond Partnership website.
Parcel Service
UPS provides
two-day surface delivery from Maine to Florida and next-day
service to every address in the country. Other carriers include
Federal Express, DHL
and Menlo Worldwide Forwarding.
Electricity
Dominion
Virginia Power provides electricity service, maintaining
a 15% generation reserve margin to ensure service reliability.
Average cost per kilowatt hour: 3.80 cents (based on 3-shift
industrial operation, with monthly usage of 1,000 kw demand
and 650,000 kw hours).
Mix: 33% nuclear, 42% coal, 19% purchase and interchange,
6% hydro and other.
"Perfect Power" during the first three years
of operation for Infineon Technologies Richmond.
Natural Gas
The City of Richmond Department
of Public Utilities provides service with 1,700 miles
of gas distribution mains (750 miles in Henrico County).
Henrico County offers a complete array of telecommunications
options including high-speed Internet access and all major
national and international long distance carriers.
Fiber optics transmission links available.
Access to DS1 up to OC-48 circuits for quality transmission
of voice and data communications.
The Richmond area has an 80-mile SONET ring, one of the
nation's first and largest of its kind.
