Reid-Hillview Airport
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| Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County | |||
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| IATA: RHV – ICAO: KRHV – FAA: RHV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Santa Clara County, California | ||
| Location | San Jose, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 133 ft / 40.5 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 13L/31R | 3100 | 945 | Asphalt |
| 13R/31L | 3099 | 945 | Asphalt |
Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (IATA: RHV, ICAO: KRHV, FAA LID: RHV) is located in the eastern part of San Jose, south of San Francisco Bay, in Santa Clara County, California, USA. The airport is owned by Santa Clara County.
Reid-Hillview is a general aviation airport - there is no scheduled airline service. The airport has a control tower which operates between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time. The FAA classifies Reid-Hillview as a reliever airport for San Jose International Airport,[1] providing public access via general aviation to the San Jose area while separating the faster and slower traffic to different airports.
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[edit] History
Groundbreaking for Reid-Hillview airport came in 1937. Bob and Cecil Reid first built the Garden City Airport in 1935, which was quickly closed to make room for United States Highway 101. Their second site was northwest of the Hillview golf course, hence the name. Until 1946, the single runway at the airport was unpaved.
Reid-Hillview was a single runway airport until 1965, when a second runway was added. Reid-Hillview's control tower was added in October 1967.[2]
Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Reid-Hillview became the origin point for an emergency supply airlift to the Watsonville Municipal Airport after mountain and coastal roads were blocked, cutting off Santa Cruz and Watsonville from relief efforts by ground. The Watsonville Airport estimates that it received 100 tons of supplies via the airlift during the week following the quake.[3] John McAvoy and Bill Dunn of the Reid-Hillview Airport Association received the 1990 Grand Award from the Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission for organizing the airlift.[4]
[edit] Fixed base operators
At Reid-Hillview, four fixed base operators (FBOs) compete for fuel sales, aircraft rentals and/or flight training.
[edit] Ground transportation
Capitol Expressway (County Route G21) is at the entrance to the airport at Cunningham Ave.
[edit] Car/taxi
Taxis are not located on-field. They may be dispatched by phone to the terminal building.
Rental cars (Enterprise) are located in the same building with the Airport Shoppe at the airport entrance.[5]
[edit] Bus
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has its Eastridge Transit Center across Tully Road at Eastridge Mall, about 1/2 mile walk southbound along Capitol Expressway.
- Google Transit directions starting from Reid-Hillview Airport
- VTA Bus Route 12 - Eastridge to San Jose Civic Center (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only)
- VTA Bus Route 22 - Eastridge to Palo Alto Transit Center via downtown San Jose
- VTA Bus Route 26 - Eastridge to Sunnyvale/Lockheed-Martin Transit Center
- VTA Bus Route 31 - Eastridge to Evergreen College
- VTA Bus Route 39 - Eastridge to The Villages
- VTA Bus Route 43 - Eastridge to Alum Rock Transit Center (Sundays and holidays only)
- VTA Bus Route 70 - Capitol Light Rail Station to Great Mall/Main Transit Center
- VTA Bus Route 71 - Eastridge to Great Mall/Main Transit Center
- VTA Bus Route 77 - Eastridge to Great Mall/Main Transit Center
- VTA Express Bus Route 103 - Eastridge to Palo Alto (weekday commute only)
- VTA Rapid Bus Route 522 - Eastridge to Palo Alto Transit Center via downtown San Jose
[edit] Bus Rapid Transit plans
VTA is planning a bus rapid transit line from the downtown San Jose Diridon train station to the Alum Rock light rail station then along Capitol Expressway to Eastridge Mall. In March 2008, VTA announced that the state has awarded it $12.1 million for this project.[6][7] The segment along Capitol Expressway would run adjacent to the airport.
VTA's plans mention the possibility of upgrading the system to light rail in the future. They have been actively planning such a light rail extension, contingent upon funding arrangements.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ A Brief History of Reid-Hillview Airport. Nice Air Aviation. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ Watsonville's Airports: Past - Present - Future. Watsonville Airport. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ MTC Awards: Grand Award. Metropolitan Transportation Commission (2007-03-22). Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Reid-Hillview Airport (PDF). Santa Clara County Airports Department (2007-02-23). Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ "VTA set to receive $12.1 million for new bus system", San Jose Mercury News, 2008-03-12. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (2008-03-11). "VTA Receives $12.1 Million in Proposition 1B Funding". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project (PDF). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (2006-09-05). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
[edit] External links
- Reid-Hillview Airport (official site)
- The Airport Shoppe - on-field pilot supplies
- Reid-Hillview Airport Association
- Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 62 - local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association
- Santa Clara Valley Chapter of Ninety-Nines - local chapter of the Ninety-Nines international organization for women pilots
- Civil Air Patrol Squadron 80 - search & rescue
- Take Flight for Kids - charity which gives rides to disabled children in private aircraft
- Photos and video
- Approval Of Noise Compatibility Program for Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, CA at Environmental Protection Agency
- FAA Airport Master Record for RHV (Form 5010 PDF)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KRHV
- ASN accident history for RHV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRHV
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