FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RIC |
| Lat/Long: | 37-30-18.6000N / 077-19-10.8000W 37-30.310000N / 077-19.180000W 37.5051667 / -77.3196667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 167 ft. / 50.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles E of RICHMOND, VA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 23250 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1931 |
| Sectional chart: | WASHINGTON |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
| FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA - 1033 AGL SINGLE ENGINE, LGT ACFT, 1533 AGL ALL OTHERS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.15 263.025 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 804-236-1091 |
| RICHMOND GROUND: | 121.9 348.6 |
| RICHMOND TOWER: | 121.1 257.8 |
| POTOMAC APPROACH: | 126.4(031-170) 126.8(321-030) 134.7(171-320) 118.2 |
| POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 126.4(031-170) 126.8(321-030) 134.7(171-320) |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.55 348.6 |
| PRE-TAXI CLEARANCE: | 127.55 348.6 |
| ANG OPNS: | 289.3 |
| CLASS C: | 126.4(031-170) 126.8(321-030) |
| CLASS C IC: | 134.7(171-320) |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| NG OPNS: | 40.2FM |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCI (11 nm SW): | 128.625 (804-271-8426) |
| WX ASOS at OFP (13 nm NW): | 119.025 (804-752-2902) |
- ASR ELEV. 158.7 MTI 37-29-36.5345N 77-18-18.1341W PARROT 37-30-38.1118N 77-14-19.4107W FEED HORN ELEV. 192.1
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RIC at field | | RICHMOND VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 09W |
| HPWr323/14.4 | | HOPEWELL VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 06W |
| FAKr099/24.2 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
| HCMr284/29.2 | | HARCUM VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 07W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PUBBS | | 041/12.1 | | 392 | | 09W | | CF | -.-. ..-. |
| ASHEY | | 164/17.8 | | 280 | | 09W | | LJK | .-.. .--- -.- |
| PETERSBURG | | 036/25.6 | | 284 | | 08W | | PTB | .--. - -... |
| WAKEFIELD | | 343/34.8 | | 274 | | 09W | | AKQ | .- -.- --.- |
| A P HILL | | 190/35.0 | | 396 | | 10W | | APH | .- .--. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 9003 x 150 ft. / 2744 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 125.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 340.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 37-30.998197N | | 37-29.747603N |
| Longitude: | 077-19.414653W | | 077-18.413122W |
| Elevation: | 167.0 ft. | | 160.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 156 magnetic, 147 true | | 336 magnetic, 327 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, midfield, rollout | | touchdown, midfield, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | ALSF2: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category II or III) |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, lighted |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 6607 x 150 ft. / 2014 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition LAST 200 FT UNGROOVED CONC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 125.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 340.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-29.932420N | | 37-30.991175N |
| Longitude: | 077-19.779445W | | 077-19.461330W |
| Elevation: | 158.6 ft. | | 165.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 022 magnetic, 013 true | | 202 magnetic, 193 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/GS | | |
| Obstructions: | 90 ft. pole, lighted, 3300 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 650 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5326 x 100 ft. / 1623 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 125.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 340.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 37-29.781188N | | 37-30.253003N |
| Longitude: | 077-19.550297W | | 077-18.621588W |
| Elevation: | 156.5 ft. | | 159.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 057 true | | 246 magnetic, 237 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. rr, 850 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear | | 67 ft. tree, 1934 ft. from runway, 493 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CAPITAL REGION ARPT COMM. 1 RICHARD E BYRD TERMINAL DR RICHMOND, VA 23250 Phone 804-226-3000 |
| Manager: | JON MATHIASEN 1 RICHARD E BYRD TERMINAL DR RICHMOND, VA 23250 Phone 804-226-3000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 75 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Jet airplanes: | | 26 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 330/day * | | 51% | air taxi | | 21% | commercial | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 8% | military | | 1% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO PRACTICE LANDINGS 2200-0700. |
| - | AIR CARRIER APRON CLSD TO UNSKED ACFT WEIGHING UNDER 35000 LBS. |
| - | NO EDGE LGTS ON TWY M & S - REFLECTORS ONLY. |
| - | TWR 245 FT AGL 2.5 NM NW; UNLGTD. |
| - | ATC CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR PUSHBACKS ONTO MOVEMENT AREAS. |
| - | ALL ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 118 FT & WHEEL BASES GREATER THAN 59 FT ARE RESTRICTED FM USING TWYS J, K, R (BTN TWY A & FSDO RAMP), S, T (SOUTH OF TWY J), AND V (WEST OR TWY A). TWY M, M1, M2, M3, AND R (WEST OF FSDO) DESIGNATED FOR AFCT WITH WINGSPANS LESS THAN 79 FT. |
| - | TWY T (NORTH OF TWY F) RESTRICTED FM USE BY ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 118 FT. INTERSECTION REQUIRES JUDGEMENTAL OVERSTEERING. |
| - | TWY A BTN TWY C & TWY E RESTRICTED FM USE BY ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 171 FT. |
| - | HOLD LINE RY 20 EAST SIDE LCTD ACROSS RY 34 150 FT FM DEP END. HOLD LINE RY 20 WEST SIDE ACROSS TY A & ALSO SERVES AS HOLD LINE FOR RY 16; SIGNAGE INDICATES BOTH RYS. |
| - | FUEL: J8 AT ARNG RAMP ONLY. |
| - | NON-RADIO EQUIPPED VEHICLES CROSSING MIDFIELD TAXIWAYS "C", "E" AND "H" AND DRIVING ON TAXIWAY "L"-SOUTH OF RY 07/25. |
| - | THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TOWER: PORTIONS OF THE AIR CARRIER APRON; ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ACFT PARKING RAMP. |
| - | (NG) OPR 1300-2130Z TUE-SAT. |
| - | DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RY 02/20, TAXIWAY UNIFORM SIGNAGE MAY BE BEHIND ACFT, ONCE CLEAR OF RY 02/20. |
| - | BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF ALL RYS & TWYS & INVOF ARPT. |
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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (288KB) |
| HI-ILS RWY 16 | |
download (260KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (301KB) |
| ILS RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (272KB) |
| ILS RWY 34(CAT II) **CHANGED** | |
download (256KB) |
| ILS RWY 34(CAT III) **CHANGED** | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (247KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 16 | |
download (215KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 34 | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (220KB) |
| VOR RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| COLIN FOUR | |
download (199KB) |
| YEAST ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (311KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
W96 - New Kent County Airport (9 nm E)
KFCI - Chesterfield County Airport (11 nm SW)
KOFP - Hanover County Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
VA39 - Fort Lee Army Heliport 3 (Qrtmst Cen) (15 nm S)
KPTB - Dinwiddie County Airport (21 nm SW)
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 15:01:32 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 11-Oct-2008 11:01:32 |
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| METAR |
| KRIC | 111454Z 06010KT 10SM FEW200 SCT250 21/11 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP298 T02060106 51016
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KOFP 13nm NW | 111454Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP302 T02060117 51014
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| TAF |
| KRIC | 111134Z 111212 03008KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1214 4SM BR FM1600 05011KT P6SM SCT250 FM0000 05005KT P6SM SKC FM0800 00000KT 4SM BR SKC
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