Richmond Airport
08R · West Kingston, Rhode Island · Washington County · map
Richmond Airport is a public-use airport owned by Gordon Realty, INC, 3 miles west of West Kingston, Rhode Island, 130 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,129 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Richmond Airport?
Its FAA code is 08R.
Where is Richmond Airport?
It is 3 miles west of West Kingston, Rhode Island, 130 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Richmond Airport?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,129 feet long, asphalt.
Does Richmond Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Richmond Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Richmond Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Quonset Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Richmond Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 18 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Richmond Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 08R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Gordon Realty, INC
- Elevation
- 130 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1955
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,129 × 30 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 11: trees 45 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 29: tri-color on the left, threshold displaced 130 ft, tree 65 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Quonset State Airport (11 nm northeast), Westerly State Airport (12 nm southwest), Newport State Airport (15 nm east), Rhode Island TF Green International (16 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Rhode Island · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only. Helicopter asp: filed for record purposes only.
- Rotating beacon out of service indefinitely.
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 11/29; windsock lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights located 30 feet from edge of pavement.
- Runway 11, +23 feet trees 150 feet from thld, 50 feet left; +27 feet trees 160 feet from thld, 110 feet right.
- Runway 29, 11 feet wide road 90 feet from thld, on centerline; +40 feet trees 125 feet from thld, 110 feet left; +65 feet trees 200 feet from thld, 45 feet right.
- Displaced threshold lighted and marked with white bar and NR.
- Approach ratio 5:1 to displaced threshold.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 11 closed nights.
- +40 feet dropoff, 150 feet from runway 29 end; +10 feet dropoff, 200 feet from runway 11 end.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in West Kingston from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in West Kingston, Rhode Island: 1 piston single, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Rhode Island.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Quonset Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · North Kingstown, 13 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 18 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 4 training center examiners.
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (12 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
- Stephen Oakman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Middleborough, MA (41 nm) · (617) 755-4863 · [email protected]
- Alexander Crosett private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Plymouth, MA (47 nm) · (978) 807-7553 · [email protected]
- Derek Gerard Sunnerberg private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plymouth, MA (47 nm) · (508) 209-4715 · [email protected]
- Sean Anthony Brodeur private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Mike Goulian Aviation · Plymouth, MA (47 nm) · (413) 330-0058 · [email protected]
All 38 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in West Kingston 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 business jets
- Quonset Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Rhode Island 166 since 1982 · 18 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Rhode Island 7 landing places
- Rhode Island 362 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/08R.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.