Riverside Municipal Airport
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| Riverside Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: RAL - ICAO: KRAL - FAA: RAL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Riverside | ||
| Serves | Riverside, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 818 ft (249 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| 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
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for RAL (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Western Air Express (official site)
[edit] External links
- Riverside Municipal Airport (official City of Riverside web site)
- Riverside Airshow
- Civil Air Patrol, Senior Squadron 5
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KRAL
- ASN accident history for RAL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRAL
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