Richmond Municipal Airport
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| 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°W | ||||||||||||||
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Richmond Municipal Airport (IATA: RID[2], ICAO: KRID, FAA LID: RID) is six miles southeast of Richmond, in Wayne County, Indiana. It is owned by the Richmond Board of Aviation Commissioners.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
The first airline flights were TWA and Delta DC-3s in late 1947; Lake Central replaced them in 1950-51 and dropped Richmond in 1965.
Facilities
The airport covers 702 acres (284 ha) at an elevation of 1,140 feet (347 m). It has two asphalt runways: 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]
In 2009 the airport had 19,896 aircraft operations, average 54 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. 25 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76% single-engine, 16% helicopter, and 8% multi-engine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RID PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 17, 2012.
External links
- Aerial image from Indiana DOT
- Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RID, effective May 16, 2024
- 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 KRID
