FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | RAL |
Lat/Long: | 33-57-06.8000N 117-26-42.4000W 33-57.113333N 117-26.706667W 33.9518889,-117.4451111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 818.9 ft. / 249.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14E (2000) |
From city: | 4 miles SW of RIVERSIDE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 92503 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | M-F 0700-1700, ALL S-S 0600-1600 |
Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 1000'; JET AND ALL OTHER ACFT 1500'. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWYS 09/27 & 16/34; TWY LGTS; HELI PERI LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 09, 27 & 34 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 121.0 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 128.8 |
WX ASOS: | 128.8 (951-352-4392) |
RIVERSIDE GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2000] |
RIVERSIDE TOWER: | 121.0 257.8 [0700-2000] |
SOCAL APPROACH: | 135.4 |
SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 135.4 |
WX AWOS-3PT at AJO (8 nm SW): | 132.175 (951-340-4764) |
WX ASOS at CNO (10 nm W): | PHONE 909-393-5823 |
WX ASOS at ONT (10 nm NW): | PHONE 909-937-2186 |
WX AWOS-3 at SBD (14 nm NE): | 124.175 (909-382-0067) |
WX AWOS-3P at CCB (15 nm NW): | 119.525 (909-985-4731) |
WX AWOS-3PT at POC (19 nm NW): | 124.4 (909-596-1523) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RAL at field | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 112.40 | | 14E |
PDZr050/4.7 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
HDFr295/(16.7) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 113.40 | | 14E |
POMr099/18.6 | | POMONA VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 15E |
ELBr027/21.8 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
SLIr057/32.0 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
VCVr170/38.6 | | VICTORVILLE VOR/DME | | 109.05 | | 14E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PETIS | | 198/7.4 | | 397 | | 14E | | SB | ... -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL (951) 321-0091. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 5401 x 100 ft. / 1646 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 48.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 33-57.233243N | | 33-57.032202N |
Longitude: | 117-27.118152W | | 117-26.077353W |
Elevation: | 760.4 ft. | | 818.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 103 true | | 269 magnetic, 283 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. gnd, 1155 ft. from runway, 520 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear SUPPLEMENTAL WIND CONE 0 FT FM THR 350 FT S OF RY CNTRLN. |
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 2850 x 50 ft. / 869 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0, LTD BY ARPT OPERATOR TO 12500 LBS SINGLE WHEEL GEAR. | Double wheel: | 50.0 | Double tandem: | 80.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 33-57.309280N | | 33-56.839580N |
Longitude: | 117-26.918280W | | 117-26.903997W |
Elevation: | 774.5 ft. | | 750.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 179 true | | 345 magnetic, 359 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | PERI |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF RIVERSIDE 6951 FLIGHT ROAD RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 Phone 951-351-6113 |
Manager: | MR. KIM ELLIS 6951 FLIGHT ROAD RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 Phone 951-351-6113 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 169 | Single engine airplanes: | | 150 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 297/day * | 54% | local general aviation | 42% | transient general aviation | 3% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ACFT DEP RYS 09 & 27 NOT VSBL TO ACFT AT OTHER END OF RY. |
- | NUMEROUS POWER LINES 1,780 - 2,887 FEET NORTH OF RY 16 THLD AT OR BLO 80 FEET AGL. |
- | S 1,400 FT OF RWY 34 & TWY J AND S 500 FT OF TWY B NOT VSB FM TWR. |
- | TWY E STEEP SLOPE |
- | TWY L NOT VSB FM TWR. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724. |
- | RY 27 -20 FT DITCH 50 FT FM RY END. |
- | POWER PLANT 3,000 FT NORTH OF RY 16 THLD PRODUCING THERMAL PLUME, AVOIDANCE ADZD, |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
SETER FIVE | |
download (297KB) |
ZIGGY SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (484KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 09 | |
download (354KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (320KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (298KB) |
VOR RWY 09 | |
download (268KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (282KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
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RIVERSIDE TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download (340KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (343KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIR - Flabob Airport (3 nm NE)
KAJO - Corona Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KCNO - Chino Airport (10 nm W)
KONT - Ontario International Airport (10 nm NW)
KRIV - March Air Reserve Base (10 nm SE)
KSBD - San Bernardino International Airport (14 nm NE)
KCCB - Cable Airport (15 nm NW)
KREI - Redlands Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KPOC - Brackett Field Airport (19 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Emmert AirViews.com
Photo taken 10-Dec-2014
looking northeast.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 13:47 |
Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 14:12 |
Sunset | | 17:50 | | 01:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:15 | | 02:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Mar-2021 07:28:16 |
Local (UTC-8) | 07-Mar-2021 23:28:16 |
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METAR |
KRAL | 080653Z AUTO 00000KT BKN024 OVC031 13/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01280083 $
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KAJO 8nm SW | 080709Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 12/09 A3010 RMK AO2
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KCNO 9nm W | 080653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT026 BKN036 12/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01170083
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KONT 9nm NW | 080653Z 27004KT 10SM OVC020 12/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01220078
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KRIV 10nm SE | 080708Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC012 11/08 A3008 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN SLP184
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KSBD 14nm NE | 080720Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC019 13/08 A3009 RMK AO2 T01290075
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KCCB 15nm NW | 119.525 909-985-4731
080715Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM OVC014 11/08 A3009 RMK AO2
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KPOC 18nm NW | 080447Z 24006KT 10SM OVC018 12/09 A3011 RMK LAST
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TAF |
KONT 9nm NW | 071939Z 0720/0824 27009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN160 FM080400 26011KT P6SM BKN020 FM080700 26006KT P6SM BKN020 FM081500 VRB06KT P6SM BKN012 FM081700 08007KT P6SM BKN025
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KRIV 10nm SE | 080415Z 0804/0910 16005KT 9999 SCT006 BKN020 OVC030 510509 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0804/0807 8000 BR BKN006 OVC025 BECMG 0806/0807 16006KT 4800 -DZ BR BKN005 OVC018 510509 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0807/0815 8000 BR BKN007 OVC010 BECMG 0816/0817 16006KT 9999 NSW BKN015 BKN030 510509 QNH3012INS BECMG 0821/0822 29009KT 9999 BKN030 510006 520608 QNH3010INS WND 240V340 TEMPO 0822/0902 29010G15KT BECMG 0905/0906 28005KT 9999 SCT005 BKN015 QNH3010INS BECMG 0909/0910 29005KT 9999 BKN005 OVC011 QNH3009INS TX16/0822Z TN
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KSBD 14nm NE | 071943Z 0720/0818 VRB05KT 3SM HZ OVC150 FM072100 26009KT P6SM BKN250 FM080400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN020 FM081500 VRB06KT 3SM HZ BKN012 FM081700 08007KT P6SM BKN025
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NOTAMs |
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