Richmond Municipal Airport

Richmond Municipal Airport
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°W / 39.75611; -84.84278Coordinates: 39°45′22″N 084°50′34″W / 39.75611°N 84.84278°W / 39.75611; -84.84278
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RID

Location in Indiana

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

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 Delta DC-3s in late 1947; Lake Central dropped Richmond in 1965-66.

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 this airport: 76% single-engine, 16% helicopter, and 8% multi-engine.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for RID (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 17, 2012.

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