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RIC to PTB: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond International Airport) → Petersburg (Dinwiddie County Airport)
24 mi
39 km · 21 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
24 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RIC — Richmond International Airport · Richmond, United States
- PTB — Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RIC
- PTB · Dinwiddie County Airport24 mi away
- FAF · Felker Army Air Field47 mi away
- PHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport52 mi away
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport94 mi away
Near PTB
- RIC · Richmond International Airport24 mi away
- FAF · Felker Army Air Field50 mi away
- PHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport56 mi away
- LFI · Langley Air Force Base64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIC from PTB?
The flight distance from Richmond (RIC) to Petersburg (PTB) is 24 miles (39 km, 21 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIC to PTB?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIC to PTB?
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