Riverside Municipal Airport

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Riverside Municipal Airport
IATA: RAL - ICAO: KRAL - FAA: RAL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Riverside
Serves Riverside, California
Elevation AMSL 818 ft (249 m)
Coordinates 33°57′07″N, 117°26′42″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,400 1,646 Asphalt
16/34 2,850 869 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Size Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Asphalt

Riverside Municipal Airport (IATA: RAL, ICAO: KRAL, FAA LID: RAL), also known as Riverside Airport (and formerly as Riverside Arlington Airport), is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Riverside, the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States.[1] The airport is located in the Inland Empire, a region with a population of over four million people.[2]

Scheduled service to Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (Arizona) on Western Express Air was discontinued when that airline ceased operations at the end of May 2007.[3]

Riverside Municipal Airport since 2003 has been the home to Civil Air Patrol Squadron 5, California's largest squadron. Meeting every Tuesday night at 1900L.

[edit] Facilities

Riverside Municipal Airport covers 525 acres (212 ha) and has two runways and one helipad:

  • Runway 9/27: 5,400 x 100 ft. (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 16/34: 2,850 x 48 ft. (869 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

Riverside Airport's full service runways feature ILS, GPS, and VOR approaches for all-weather arrivals and departures.

The main runway, RWY 9-27, accommodates Gulfstream V, Dassault Falcon 50, Bombardier Challenger, Cessna Citation X and similar business-class aircraft. The Airport's current Master Plan will lengthen this runway to 6,153 feet in the near future. Runway 27 is also served by a Visual Approach Slope Indicator.

The crosswind runway, RWY 16-34, is suited for cabin-class aircraft and smaller in crosswind conditions from the north. Runway 34 is also served by a Precision Approach Path Indicator.

[edit] References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for RAL (Form 5010 PDF)
  2. ^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-01) (CSV). 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division (2007-04-05). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  3. ^ Western Air Express (official site)

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