Richmond Municipal Airport
| Richmond Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: RID – ICAO: KRID – FAA LID: RID | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Richmond BOAC | ||
| Serves | Richmond, Indiana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,140 ft / 347 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°45′22″N 084°50′34″W / 39.75611°N 84.84278°WCoordinates: 39°45′22″N 084°50′34″W / 39.75611°N 84.84278°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19,896 | ||
| Based aircraft | 25 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Richmond Municipal Airport (IATA: RID[2], ICAO: KRID, FAA LID: RID) is a public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southeast of the central business district of Richmond, a city in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Richmond Board of Aviation Commissioners.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Facilities and aircraft [edit]
Richmond Municipal Airport covers an area of 702 acres (284 ha) at an elevation of 1,140 feet (347 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 6/24 is 5,500 by 150 feet (1,676 x 46 m) and 15/33 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 19,896 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 16% helicopter, and 8% multi-engine.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for RID (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
External links [edit]
- Aerial image from Indiana DOT
- Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RID, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RID
- AirNav airport information for KRID
- ASN accident history for RID
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for RID
