FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | RHV |
Lat/Long: | 37-19-58.3000N 121-49-11.3000W 37-19.971667N 121-49.188333W 37.3328611,-121.8198056 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 135.4 ft. / 41.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (1975) |
From city: | 4 miles SE of SAN JOSE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 95122 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1942 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RHV (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT REIL RWYS 13L & 31R; MIRL RWY 13L/31R - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 13L, 31R & 31L OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.8 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 125.2 |
REID-HILLVIEW GROUND: | 121.65 [0700-2200] |
REID-HILLVIEW TOWER: | 119.8 ;RWY 13L/31R 126.1 ;RWY 13R/31L [0700-2200] |
NORCAL APPROACH: | 120.1 133.95 134.5 |
NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 121.3 |
IC: | 120.1 |
WX ASOS at SJC (5 nm W): | 126.95 (408-969-0838) |
WX AWOS-3PT at NUQ (12 nm NW): | 124.175 (650-386-0655) |
WX AWOS-3P at E16 (18 nm SE): | 118.350 (408-918-7724) |
- EMERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT ATCT.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SJCr097/6.5 | | SAN JOSE VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 16E |
OSIr082/22.3 | | WOODSIDE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 17E |
OAKr124/30.4 | | OAKLAND VOR/DME | | 116.80 | | 17E |
SFOr106/31.5 | | SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME | | 115.80 | | 17E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | A UL94 UL94:BGNG JANUARY 1, 2022 100LL UNAVBL. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13L/31R
Dimensions: | 3100 x 75 ft. / 945 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13L | | RUNWAY 31R |
Latitude: | 37-20.190822N | | 37-19.783512N |
Longitude: | 121-49.356103W | | 121-48.970077W |
Elevation: | 123.6 ft. | | 135.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 143 true | | 307 magnetic, 323 true |
Displaced threshold: | 499 ft. | | 410 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 47 ft. tree, 920 ft. from runway, 205 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear RY 13L APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD 30:1. | | 16 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway & 31L +6 FT FENCE 150 FT FROM THR; RY 31R & 31L ROAD EDGE 155 FT FROM THR. |
Runway 13R/31L
Dimensions: | 3099 x 75 ft. / 945 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | RWY 13R/31L UNLGTD. |
| RUNWAY 13R | | RUNWAY 31L |
Latitude: | 37-20.160902N | | 37-19.753777N |
Longitude: | 121-49.405502W | | 121-49.019558W |
Elevation: | 122.8 ft. | | 133.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 143 true | | 307 magnetic, 323 true |
Displaced threshold: | 499 ft. | | 409 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1016 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RY 13R APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD 27:1. | | 18 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THR 33:1 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA 2500 CUNNINGHAM AVE SAN JOSE, CA 95148 Phone 408-929-7700 DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS, ERIC PETERSON |
Manager: | FEMI ODUNBAKU 2500 CUNNINGHAM AVE. SAN JOSE, CA 95148 Phone 408-918-7707 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 330 | Single engine airplanes: | | 305 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 3 | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 573/day * | 59% | local general aviation | 41% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 31R CALM WIND RY WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
- | NO PURE JET AND NO SURPLUS MIL ACFT EXCEPT THOSE MEETING FAR 36 NOISE CRITERIA. |
- | NO TURNS BLO 500' WHEN LEAVING PATTERN EXCEPT RWY 31R DEPARTURES - AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER DEPARTURE MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID SCHOOL ONE HALF MILE OFF DEPARTURE END. |
- | NO TOUCH & GO LNDGS BTN 2100-0700. |
- | NO SIMULATED EMERGENCIES IN ARPT TFC AREA. |
- | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
- | BE ALERT ALL PILOTS - DO NOT CONFUSE ILLUMINATION FROM STREET LGTS NORTH-EAST OF AND PARALLEL TO RHV RYS THAT COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR RY LGTS. ENSURE PROPER ACTVTN OF PILOT CTLD ARPT SFC LGTG. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748. |
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 from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (241KB) |
POINT REYES THREE | |
download (241KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13L | |
download (367KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 31R | |
download (396KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 31R | |
download (400KB) |
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DECOT ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (152KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSJC - Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (5 nm W)
KNUQ - Moffett Federal Airfield (12 nm NW)
KPAO - Palo Alto Airport (16 nm NW)
E16 - San Martin Airport (18 nm SE)
KLVK - Livermore Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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Photo taken 10-Apr-2015
looking east.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 13:43 |
Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 14:09 |
Sunset | | 19:20 | | 02:20 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 02:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 12:30:55 |
Local (UTC-7) | 22-Mar-2023 05:30:55 |
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METAR |
KRHV | 220455Z 14008KT 7SM BKN035 OVC070 08/06 A2956 -RA RMK LAST
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KSJC 5nm NW | 221153Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM -RA BKN047 OVC060 09/07 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP046 P0002 60009 70090 T00890067 10094 20083 53016
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KPAO 16nm NW | 220347Z 15009KT 8SM RA BKN030 OVC040 08/06 A2949 RMK LAST
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KE16 18nm SE | 221215Z AUTO 14011KT 5SM -RA OVC031 08/08 A2972 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSJC 5nm NW | 221124Z 2212/2312 12008KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 FM221700 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM230500 33009KT 6SM BR SCT025 BKN040
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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