Richland Airport
RLD · KRLD · Richland, Washington · Benton County · map
Richland Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Benton, 2 miles northwest of Richland, Washington, 394 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 4,009 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 131 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Richland Airport?
Its FAA code is RLD, and its ICAO code is KRLD.
Where is Richland Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Richland, Washington, 394 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Richland Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 4,009 feet long.
Does Richland Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Richland Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Richland Airport?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Portland-Hillsboro. Every route
Are there flight schools at Richland Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Sundance Aviation INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Richland Airport?
4 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 Richland Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RLD · ICAO KRLD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Benton
- Elevation
- 394 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1950
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,009 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 4,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left, ant 13 ft high 396 ft from the end
- Runway 19: localizer with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 24 ft high 795 ft from the end
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, rr 16 ft high 573 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure North and west | 128.75 | |
| Yakima and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.6 | |
| Rld and aWOS-3PT | 132.675 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 509-375-4247.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tri-Cities Airport (8 nm east), Hermiston Municipal (29 nm south), Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton (41 nm southeast).
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 Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate mals runway 19; runway end identifier lights runways 01 and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 and 08/26 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 26 and PAPI runways 01, 08 and 19 operates 24 hours.
- Pilots bring own ropes.
- Fuel by major credit card - 24 hour availability.
- CLOSE-IN obstruction gnd.
- PAPI unusable beyond 3.0 NM from threshold for trrn on right side of runway centerline at approximately 3.5 NM.
- Unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Road 550' west approach end runway 08.
- Preferred runway 01-19 in calm wind conditions.
- Airfield conditions unmon nights, weekends and holidays.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from RLD in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 6 seats (0% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland → Portland-Hillsboro RLD–HIO | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 113 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 11 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 12,000 |
| general aviation, local | 33,000 |
| military | 500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Richland from the FAA register
85 aircraft are registered to owners in Richland, Washington: 64 piston singles, 7 gliders, 4 drones, 3 turboprops, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
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:
- Sundance Aviation INC 5 aircraft · Richland Sundance Aviation is a full-service fixed base operation at Richland Airport in Washington that offers aircraft rental, flight instruction for private pilot and instrument ratings, aircraft maintenance, and scenic flights.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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 · 17 since 1982, 2 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 Richland 85 aircraft · 64 piston singles, 7 gliders, 4 drones
- Sundance Aviation INC 4 aircraft in town
- US Department of Energy 3 aircraft in town
- Tailwheelin LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Sundance Aviation INC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Portland-Hillsboro (HIO) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 360 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RLD.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 23, 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.