Richland Airport (IATA: RLD, ICAO: KRLD, FAA LID: RLD) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Richland, a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the Port of Benton.[1]

History

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]

Facilities and aircraft

Richland Airport covers an area of 564 acres (228 ha) 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).[1]

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.[1]

References

External links

• Richland Airport at Port of Benton
• Richland Airport at Washington State DOT

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for RLD
  • AirNav airport information for RLD
  • ASN accident history for RLD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for RLD

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