Richland Airport (Washington)

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For the airport in Richland County, Montana, see Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport.

Coordinates: 46°18′20″N 119°18′15″W / 46.30556, -119.30417

Richland Airport
IATA: RLD – ICAO: KRLD – FAA: RLD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Port of Benton
Serves		Richland, Washington
Elevation AMSL		394 ft / 120 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
1/19	4,009	1,222	Asphalt
8/26	3,995	1,218	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			29,000
Based aircraft			202
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Richland Airport (IATA: RLD, ICAO: KRLD, FAA LID: RLD) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Richland, a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Benton.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Richland Airport covers an area of 564 acres (228 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 4,009 x 75 ft. (1,222 x 23 m) and 8/26 measuring 3,995 x 100 ft. (1,218 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 29,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day. There are 202 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 1% helicopter, 4% glider and 6% ultralight.^[1]