FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | RAL |
Lat/Long: | 33-57-06.8000N 117-26-42.4000W 33-57.113333N 117-26.706667W 33.9518889,-117.4451111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 818.9 ft. / 249.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 14E (2000) |
From city: | 4 miles SW of RIVERSIDE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 92503 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | M-F 0700-1700, ALL S-S 0600-1600 |
Pattern altitude: | TPA LGT ACFT 1000'; JET AND ALL OTHER ACFT 1500'. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWYS 09/27 & 16/34; TWY LGTS; HELI PERI LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 09, 27 & 34 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 121.0 |
UNICOM: | 122.95 |
ATIS: | 128.8 |
WX ASOS: | 128.8 (951-352-4392) |
RIVERSIDE GROUND: | 124.12 [0700-2000] |
RIVERSIDE TOWER: | 121.0 257.8 [0700-2000] |
SOCAL APPROACH: | 135.4 |
SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 135.4 |
CLASS C: | 135.4 ;SOUTH-SW |
WX AWOS-3PT at AJO (8 nm SW): | 132.175 (951-340-4764) |
WX ASOS at CNO (10 nm W): | PHONE 909-393-5823 |
WX ASOS at ONT (10 nm NW): | PHONE 909-937-2186 |
WX AWOS-3 at SBD (14 nm NE): | PHONE 909-382-0067 |
WX AWOS-3P at CCB (15 nm NW): | 119.525 (909-985-4731) |
WX AWOS-3PT at POC (19 nm NW): | 124.4 (909-596-1523) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
RAL at field | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 108.60 | | 14E |
PDZr050/4.7 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
HDFr295/(16.7) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 112.05 | | 14E |
POMr099/18.6 | | POMONA VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 15E |
ELBr027/21.8 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
SLIr057/32.0 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
VCVr170/38.6 | | VICTORVILLE VOR/DME | | 109.05 | | 14E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PETIS | | 198/7.4 | | 397 | | 14E | | SB | ... -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR FUEL AFTER HRS CALL (951) 321-0091. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 5401 x 100 ft. / 1646 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 48.0 | Double wheel: | 70.0 | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 33-57.233243N | | 33-57.032202N |
Longitude: | 117-27.118152W | | 117-26.077353W |
Elevation: | 760.4 ft. | | 818.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 103 true | | 269 magnetic, 283 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. gnd, 1155 ft. from runway, 520 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear SUPPLEMENTAL WIND CONE 0 FT FM THR 350 FT S OF RY CNTRLN. |
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 2850 x 50 ft. / 869 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0, LTD BY ARPT OPERATOR TO 12500 LBS SINGLE WHEEL GEAR. | Double wheel: | 50.0 | Double tandem: | 80.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 33-57.309280N | | 33-56.839580N |
Longitude: | 117-26.918280W | | 117-26.903997W |
Elevation: | 774.5 ft. | | 750.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 179 true | | 345 magnetic, 359 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | PERI |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF RIVERSIDE 6951 FLIGHT ROAD RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 Phone 951-351-6113 |
Manager: | DR. DANIEL PRATHER 6951 FLIGHT ROAD RIVERSIDE, CA 92504 Phone 951-351-6113 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 217 | Single engine airplanes: | | 191 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 318/day * | 61% | local general aviation | 37% | transient general aviation | 2% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | ACFT DEP RYS 09 & 27 NOT VSBL TO ACFT AT OTHER END OF RY. |
- | NUMEROUS POWER LINES 1,780 - 2,887 FEET NORTH OF RY 16 THLD AT OR BLO 80 FEET AGL. |
- | S 1,400 FT OF RWY 34 & TWY J AND S 500 FT OF TWY B NOT VSB FM TWR. |
- | TWY E STEEP SLOPE |
- | TWY L NOT VSB FM TWR. |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724. |
- | TURBINE ENG ACFT: PREFERRED ROLLING TKOF FOR NOISE MGMT. |
- | RWY 27 DEP: FOR NOISE MGMT, AFTER DEP TURN RIGHT 10 DEGS; ASSUME CRS AFTER RCHG 1500 MSL. |
- | NO HIGH PWR ENG MAINT RUNS BTN 2200-0700 LCL. |
- | FOR NOISE MGMT: NO TURNS BFR ARPT BDRY AND 1500 MSL. |
- | RWY 27: -20 FT DITCH 50 FT FM RWY 27 THLD. |
- | POWER PLANT 3,000 FT NORTH OF RY 16 THLD PRODUCING THERMAL PLUME, AVOIDANCE ADZD, |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
SETER FIVE | |
download |
ZIGGY SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 09 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download |
VOR RWY 09 | |
download |
VOR-A | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (118KB) |
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RIVERSIDE TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
download |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (343KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIR - Flabob Airport (3 nm NE)
KAJO - Corona Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KCNO - Chino Airport (10 nm W)
KONT - Ontario International Airport (10 nm NW)
KRIV - March Air Reserve Base (10 nm SE)
KSBD - San Bernardino International Airport (14 nm NE)
KCCB - Cable Airport (15 nm NW)
KREI - Redlands Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KPOC - Brackett Field Airport (19 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Fred Emmert AirViews.com
Photo taken 10-Dec-2014
looking northeast.
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
Sunset | | 17:20 | | 01:20 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 01:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-Feb-2023 08:24:27 |
Local (UTC-8) | 02-Feb-2023 00:24:27 |
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METAR |
KRAL | 020753Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00671028 402060056
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KAJO 8nm SW | 020756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00281017 402000028
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KCNO 9nm W | 020753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 05/M01 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00501011 402000006
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KONT 9nm NW | 020753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00721033 401940022 $
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KRIV 10nm SE | 020755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00191036 401741013
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KSBD 14nm NE | 020800Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M05 A3024 RMK AO2 T00621055
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KCCB 15nm NW | 119.525 909-985-4731
020755Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 11/M09 A3022 RMK AO2
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KPOC 18nm NW | 020447Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3021 RMK LAST
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TAF |
KONT 9nm NW | 020520Z 0206/0312 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM022300 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM030400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
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KRIV 10nm SE | 020400Z 0204/0310 31006KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3018INS BECMG 0206/0207 VRB04KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3025INS BECMG 0218/0219 13009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3028INS BECMG 0222/0223 32009KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3026INS BECMG 0303/0304 VRB05KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3025INS TX20/0222Z TNM02/0214Z
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KSBD 14nm NE | 020520Z 0206/0306 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250 FM022300 24006KT P6SM SCT250 FM030200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
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NOTAMs |
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