Transportation 2025: PERRY MILLER

Miller started with Richmond International Airport’s commission in 2019. The airport marked record-breaking passenger traffic and cargo volume in 2024: 4.88 million passengers (up 2.7% from 2023) and 222.78 million pounds in cargo (up 7.84%).

Last year, the airport renovated its Federal Inspection Services facility, which has the capacity to support international travel. Design work is currently underway on two other major projects — a new aircraft rescue and firefighting station and a consolidated security screening checkpoint.

In June, RIC hit a record 456,000 monthly passengers and launched nonstop service to Bermuda — the airport’s first international route in over a decade. This summer, it was eyeing adding direct service to London’s Heathrow Airport.

Miller worked for more than 25 years in management positions in the Houston Airport System. He is the second past chair of the American Association of Airport Executives and serves on numerous other boards, including for the Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority and ChamberRVA.

WHAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT ME:

While working at the Houston Airport System, I received mandatory CPR/first-aid training and all the annual refreshers. … I [have performed] the Heimlich maneuver on children on three separate occasions.

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