Richland Airport (Washington)

Richland Airport
Richland Airport
	IATA: RLD; ICAO: KRLD; FAA LID: RLD;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Port of Benton
Serves	Richland, Washington
Elevation AMSL	394 ft / 120 m
Runways
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	29,000
Based aircraft	202
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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

Richland Airport (IATA: RLD, ICAO: KRLD, FAA LID: RLD) is a non-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]

History[]

The airport, originally named Atomic Energy Field, was constructed in 1943 by the United States Atomic Energy Commission for use by personnel at the Hanford Site.^[2]^[3] The Port of Benton acquired the airport in December 1961, opening it for public use.^[4]

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]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RLD PDF, effective 2007-12-20
^ "Our History". Port of Benton. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "Take-Over of Richland Airport Recommended". Tri-City Herald. March 11, 1956. p. 5.
^ Parkins, Al (December 3, 1961). "AEC Airport Open; No Plans Made For Commercial Service". Tri-City Herald. p. 1.

External links[]

Richland Airport at Port of Benton
Richland Airport at Washington State DOT

Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RLD
- AirNav airport information for RLD
- ASN accident history for RLD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for RLD

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[FAA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RLD PDF, effective 2007-12-20

[2] "Our History". Port of Benton. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

[3] "Take-Over of Richland Airport Recommended". Tri-City Herald. March 11, 1956. p. 5.

[4] Parkins, Al (December 3, 1961). "AEC Airport Open; No Plans Made For Commercial Service". Tri-City Herald. p. 1.

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