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Easy Access to Major Markets
If your company needs overnight access to the markets of the Northeast and Southeast, a base of operations in Chesterfield would be difficult to rival.
- Chesterfield is located in the middle of the Richmond Virginia MSA.
- Chesterfield is about halfway between Boston and Atlanta, within a one-day drive of more than 45% of the U.S. population.
- Chesterfield’s road system is a model of efficiency and convenience, with an interstate and beltway system that can handle traffic flow without gridlock.
- Commuting is easy in Chesterfield, with an average commute time of 26.4 minutes.
- Easily accessible roadways include Route 288, Route 895, I-95, I-295, I-85, and I-64.
- Rail services, including CSX and Amtrak, are readily accessible in Chesterfield.
- Easily accessible airports include the Richmond Executive Airport and the Richmond International Airport.
- Companies in Chesterfield can easily ship cargo overseas with nearby access to the Richmond Marine Terminal and the Port of Virginia.
Highway System
Chesterfield is at a crossroads for major interstates and U.S. highways.
The area has superb highway connections and is ideally located in the heart of the East Coast economic corridor, midway between Maine and Florida.
Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and home to embassies, consulates, and international organizations, is only 100 miles away by highway.
- Interstates 64, 95, 85, and 295 serve the metropolitan area.
- The average commuting time is 26.4 minutes.
- More than 100 motor freight companies and brokers serve the area, including specialists in heavy hauling, over-dimensional loads, and liquid or dry bulk.
- There are more than 40 courier service companies — scheduled and rush, local, intrastate, and interstate.
- United Parcel Service’s 350,000-square foot regional hub facility operates 24 hours a day and has later pick-up times in Chesterfield than in other parts of the state.
- UPS offers permanent, on-site truck services to companies whose distribution needs require the service.
- Federal Express has a ramp operation at Richmond International Airport plus three station-sort buildings, cross-dock facilities, a district office and three customer service centers in the area.
Richmond Executive Airport
Richmond Executive Airport (FCI) is designated by the FAA as an official general aviation reliever airport for Richmond International Airport (RIC) and boasts amenities commensurate with that status.
- 5,500-foot runway
- One precision and three non-instrument approaches that includes a Instrument Landing System (ILS)
- Associated lighting insures all weather operations
- Delivers comprehensive services without the congestion, expense or delays common at large commercial service airports
- Can accommodate aircraft from large corporate jets to single engine general aviation planes
- Adjacent to the Chesterfield Airport Industrial Park
- Headquarters for the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol and the State Police Department of Aviation
- Dominion Aviation provides full FBO services
Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport (RIC) is just a 15 to 30 minute drive from most areas in Chesterfield County.
More than 38 million passengers and more than 160 million pounds of cargo were handled at RIC in 2022.
Nine air carriers serve RIC, each offering non-stop flights to major domestic destinations and connecting service to points around the globe.
Passenger service is provided by:
- Allegiant
- American Airlines
- Breeze Airways
- Delta
- JetBlue Airways
- Southwest Airlines
- Spirit
- Sun Country Airlines
- United
Rail Service
Freight and passenger rail service is available to businesses and residents in Chesterfield providing cost effective modes for shipping and traveling.
- CSX and Norfolk Southern, two of the nation’s largest railroads, provide rail freight service.
- Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor project cleared the way for double-stack freight trains to travel directly from Norfolk to Chicago via Columbus, Ohio.
- CSX offers international container service linking the Port of Virginia to the railroad’s intermodal ramp in Northwest Ohio via the National Gateway.
- AMTRAK provides passenger rail service through two local stations with 11 northbound and 12 southbound trains each weekday.
- The Richmond area is in AMTRAK’s Northeast Corridor Direct service area for rapid rail and upgraded passenger services.
Port Services
Port services in Chesterfield are available at the nearby Richmond Marine Terminal which connects to The Port of Virginia, one of the nation’s largest seaports via the James River.
The port facility is located on 121 acres along the west bank of the James River, with 80 of those acres within the secure terminal.
- 300,105 square feet of warehouse space
- 1,570-foot long wharf available for berthing
- Handles containers, temperature-controlled containers, break-bulk, bulk, and neo-bulk cargo
- U.S. Customs-designated port of entry with full range of customs functions
- James River Barge Service, a weekly container-on-barge service from Hampton Roads to Richmond
- Provides a maritime alternative to I-64 by transporting goods on the James River via barges, removing container traffic from local roads and highways
Public Transportation
Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) provides bus transportation on express and regular routes and van service for special populations.
- Park and ride lots are available
- Ridefinders provides information and support services for car pools, van-pools, teleworking, and other transit options.
