Given below is the flight time from Richmond, VA, United States to Louisville, KY, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Louisville, KY from Richmond, VA by air. The nearest airport to Richmond, VA is Richmond International Airport (RIC) and the nearest airport to Louisville, KY is Louisville International Airport (SDF)

Departure
Richmond, VA
Arrival
Louisville, KY

Flight time from Richmond, VA to Louisville, KY is 3 hours 17 minutes

One stop flight time from RIC to SDF via CLT is 3 hours 17 minutes (Operated by American Airlines)

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 3 hours to 5 hours hours based stopover city.

Waiting time at stopover destination while flying from Richmond, VA to Louisville, KY is between 3 hours to 5 hours based on airline you choose.

Number of Airports in Louisville, KY : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in Richmond, VA : 1 International Airport

Distance Between Richmond, VA, United States & Louisville, KY, United States is 740 Kilo Meters

Flight time from Richmond, VA to Louisville, KY via Atlanta, GA • RIC to SDF via ATL

Flight duration from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States on Delta Air Lines flight is 3 hours 35 minutes

RIC to ATL
1 hr 40 mins
ATL
 Waiting Time
38 mins
ATL to SDF
1 hr 17 mins
Total Duration:
3 hrs 35 mins

Flight time from Richmond, VA to Louisville, KY via Atlanta, GA • RIC to SDF via ATL

Flight duration from Richmond International Airport to Louisville International Airport via Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States on Delta Air Lines flight is 3 hours 49 minutes

RIC to ATL
1 hr 43 mins
ATL
 Waiting Time
44 mins
ATL to SDF
1 hr 22 mins
Total Duration:
3 hrs 49 mins

Flight time from Richmond, VA, United States to airports near Louisville, KY, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA to airports nearest to Louisville, KY is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
RIC - CMH Columbus, Port Columbus International Airport 3 hrs 57 mins 1 Stop
RIC - CVG Covington, KY, Cincinnati/northern Kentucky Airport 3 hrs 47 mins 1 Stop
RIC - DAY Dayton, Oh, James Cox Dayton International Airport 4 hrs 41 mins 1 Stop
RIC - FWA Fort Wayne, Municipal/Baer Field Airport 4 hrs 22 mins 1 Stop
RIC - HTS Huntington, Tri-State/Milton Airport 3 hrs 52 mins 1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between Richmond, VA and Louisville, KY

  • American Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • United Airlines

Time in Richmond, VA and Louisville, KY are the same

Current time in Richmond, VA, United States : Tue, 12 May, 2026,
Richmond, VA Timezone: EDT (-04:00)

01:14 PM

Current time in Louisville, KY, United States :, Tue, 12 May, 2026,
Louisville, KY Timezone: EDT (-04:00)

01:14 PM

Flight Time between Richmond, VA & Louisville, KY • RIC - SDF Flight Duration

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RIC to SDF Flight - Richmond, VA Airport to Louisville, KY Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of Richmond, VA Airport & Louisville, KY Airport. Know the flight direction and Richmond, VA to Louisville, KY flight path

Richmond, VA - Lat: 37.5075, Long: -77.3337
Louisville, KY - Lat: 38.1858, Long: -85.7421

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