<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Richmond International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Although the facility was in Henrico County, Richmond Mayor John Fulmer Bright was instrumental in the creation of Byrd Field, which was initially owned by the City of Richmond. It was renamed Richard E. Byrd Airport in 1950, and became Richmond International Airport in 1984. The airport's manager from 1957 to 1988 was Anthony E. Dowd, Sr.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was dedicated as Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field in 1927 in honor of aviator Richard E. Byrd, brother of then Gov. Harry F. Byrd. Charles Lindbergh attended the dedication ceremony.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In the mid-1970s United Airlines scheduled a daily round trip between Richmond and Los Angeles (LAX) with a Douglas DC-8-61 via Washington&ndash;Dulles. The DC-8-61 was most likely the largest passenger airliner ever scheduled to the airport. United was also flying Boeing 727-200s and Boeing 737-200s to the airport, including nonstop flights to Washington&ndash;National in addition to Dulles. Other airlines at Richmond in 1975 included Eastern Air Lines operating Boeing 727s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s with nonstops from Atlanta, New York&ndash;JFK, New York&ndash;LaGuardia and Raleigh/Durham; and Piedmont Airlines operating Boeing 737-200s and NAMC YS-11s nonstop from Charleston (WV), Chicago&ndash;O'Hare, Huntington, Lynchburg (VA), Newport News, Norfolk, Raleigh/Durham, Roanoke, Rocky Mount/Wilson, and Washington&ndash;National. Altair Airlines, a commuter air carrier, was serving Richmond with Beechcraft 99s nonstop from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE.</p>
<h2 class="h2  text-left"><strong> Transportation from Richmond International Airport</strong></h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Richmond Airport consist of the following transport options:</strong></p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> GRTC Transit System provides bus transportation from and to Richmond Airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi:</strong> It is possible to transfer within 10 minutes to downtown Richmond by taxi.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car rental: </strong>You can rent a car in Richmond Airport or through our search engine.</p>
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