| Richland Airport | |
| Iata: | RLD |
| Icao: | KRLD |
| Faa: | RLD |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Port of Benton |
| City-Served: | Richland, Washington |
| Timezone: | Pacific Standard |
| Utc: | UTC−8 |
| Summer: | Pacific Daylight |
| Utcs: | UTC−7 |
| Elevation-F: | 394 |
| Elevation-M: | 120 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Washington#USA |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Washington |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | RLD |
| R1-Number: | 1/19 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,009 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,222 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 8/26 |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,995 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,218 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2007 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 29,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 202 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Richland Airport is a public airport in the northwest United States, located 2miles northwest of the central business district of Richland, a city in Benton County, Washington. It is owned by the Port of Benton.
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]
Richland Airport covers an area of 5642NaN2 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).
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.