Richmond Municipal Airport Explained

Richmond Municipal Airport
Iata:RID
Icao:KRID
Faa:RID
Type:Public
Owner:Richmond BOAC
City-Served:Richmond, Indiana
Elevation-F:1,140
Coordinates:39.7561°N -84.8428°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label:RID
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:5,502
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:15/33
R2-Length-F:4,999
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:14,720
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:40
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Richmond Municipal Airport is six miles southeast of Richmond near Boston, in Wayne County, Indiana. It is owned by the Richmond Board of Aviation Commissioners. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.

The first airline flights were TWA and Delta DC-3s in late 1947; Lake Central replaced them in 1950-51 and dropped Richmond in 1965.

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 5,502 by 150 feet (1,677 x 46 m) and 15/33 is 4,999 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).

In the year ending December 31, 2018 the airport had 14,720 aircraft operations, average 40 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. 40 aircraft were then based at the airport: 34 single-engine, 4 helicopter, and 2 multi-engine.

Accidents and incidents

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: Accident description for N21716 at aviation-safety.net. aviation-safety.net. May 28, 2024.
  3. News: Emery . Mike . May 8, 2021 . NTSB final report blames pilots for 2019 incident at Richmond airport . Pal Item . May 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Accident description for N750TA at aviation-safety.net. aviation-safety.net. May 28, 2024.