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 (249.3 m)
Coordinates		33°57′07″N, 117°26′42″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
9/27	5,400	1,646	Asphalt
16/34	2,850	869	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	60	18	Asphalt

Riverside Municipal Airport (IATA: RAL, ICAO: KRAL, FAA LID: RAL), also known as Riverside Airport, is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Riverside, a city in Riverside County, California, USA. The airport is located in an area accessible to over four million people.

1 Facilities
2 Civil Air Patrol
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities

Riverside Municipal Airport covers 525 acres 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] Civil Air Patrol

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.