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Flabob Airport (IATA: RIR, ICAO: KRIR, FAA LID: RIR) is a small public-use airport located in Jurupa Valley, California, United States, in Riverside County, seven nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Jurupa Valley, California.[1]

Flabob Airport
IATA: RIR ICAO: KRIR FAA LID: RIR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Flabob Inc. 4130 Mennes Ave, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509
Serves	Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area
Location	Jurupa Valley, California
Elevation AMSL	764 ft / 233 m
Coordinates	33°59′20″N 117°24′36″W
Website	www.flabob.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 3,200 975 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Location and history

The airport is located in the city of Jurupa Valley beside the Santa Ana River. Established in 1925 by Flavio Madariaga and Bob Bogan, the name of the airport was derived by combining the first three letters of their names.[2]

Facilities

Flabob Airport has a "control tower" (the airport is a non-towered airport and exists in Class G airspace[3]) and several permanent aircraft hangars. It covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 764 feet (233 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,200 by 50 feet (975 x 15 m).[1]

Operations and based aircraft

For the 12-month period ending 31 December 2004, the airport had 40,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 109 per day. At that time there were 202 aircraft based at this airport, 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.[1]

Flabob airport is home to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter #1, launched by Ray Stits and since joined by over 1,000 more EAA chapters worldwide. The airport is also birthplace of the Marquart MA-5 Charger airplane, and of the Polyfiber aircraft fabric company founded by Ray Stits, who also created the popular Stits Playboy homebuilt aircraft at Flabob.[4][5]

References

External links

• Flabob.org — Flabob Airport
• eaach1.org — EAA Chapter 1
• Aerial photo as of 2 June 2002 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for RIR
  • AirNav airport information for RIR
  • ASN accident history for RIR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for RIR

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