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Tulsa Riverside Airport

RVS · KRVS · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Tulsa County · map

Tulsa Riverside Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Tulsa, 5 miles south of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 638 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 01L/19R, is 5,101 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 274 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 259,736 takeoffs and landings a year. About 28 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Weather right now KRVS · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 58 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots, gusting to 24
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet
  • Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
  • Altimeter 29.93 inHg

The forecast issued Sun 12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC), good until Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)

  • From Sun 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
  • From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)

METAR KRVS 111953Z 20015G24KT 10SM FEW065 32/16 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 18030/1910 SLP139 T03220161 $

TAF KRVS 111724Z 1118/1218 19014G22KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM120100 18007KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/21045KT FM121500 19014G24KT P6SM FEW250

From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.

Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.

Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (TUL, 11 nm northeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 200° at 27 kt; 6,000 ft: 210° at 28 kt, 15 °C; 9,000 ft: 240° at 24 kt, 13 °C; 12,000 ft: 250° at 19 kt, 8 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 28 kt, -6 °C.

No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.

The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts

the weather along the whole route, winds aloft, time en route

From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

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The airport

Codes
FAA RVS · ICAO KRVS
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Tulsa
Elevation
638 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Attended
every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
On the chart
Kansas City sectional
Magnetic variation
3E
In the FAA's files since
July 1958

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 3

01L19R01R19L1331N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Tulsa Riverside Airport
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
01L/19R5,101 × 100 ftAsphalt, goodHigh-intensity lights
01R/19L4,205 × 100 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
13/312,639 × 50 ftAsphalt, fairMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 01L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 31 ft high 1,450 ft from the end
  • Runway 19R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 36 ft high 1,076 ft from the end
  • Runway 01R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
  • Runway 19L: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 142 ft, power line 48 ft high 826 ft from the end
  • Runway 13: trees 71 ft high 1,329 ft from the end
  • Runway 31: right-hand traffic pattern

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower120.3Riverside
UNICOM122.95
ATIS (recorded airport information) · Rvs and automated weather (ASOS)126.5Riverside
Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance124.5Riverside
Ground121.7Riverside
Tower (secondary)119.2Riverside · Use as pri local/tower frequency only when advised by ATIS or air traffic control.
Approach and departure arriving from headings 356 to 174119.85Riverside
Approach and departure arriving from headings 175 to 355134.7Riverside
Vinta and star119.1Riverside
Departure procedure (TULSA)124.0Riverside

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 918-299-0740.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine213multi-engine26jets24helicopters7other4
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine213
multi-engine26
jets24
helicopters7
other4
28passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 259,736, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline1air taxi and commuter58,090general aviation, travelling43,283general aviation, local158,242military120
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline1
air taxi and commuter58,090
general aviation, travelling43,283
general aviation, local158,242
military120

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.

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

Aircraft registered in Tulsa from the FAA register

547 aircraft are registered to owners in Tulsa, Oklahoma: 364 piston singles, 69 business jets, 39 piston twins, 36 turboprops, 14 helicopters. 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 Oklahoma.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
Also here
air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tulsa International (11 nm northeast), Okmulgee Rgnl/Paul And Betty Abbott Field (22 nm south), Jones Memorial (25 nm southwest).

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 Oklahoma · avgas.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Fuel and service companies in Tulsa, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):

  • 1St Stop Aviation Services and Consulting LLC 1st Stop Aviation Services and Consulting LLC is an FBO based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that provides ground and flight instruction, pilot and AMT exam preparation, aircraft maintenance including 100-hour and condition inspections, pre-buy inspect

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Tulsa, by their names on the register:

Charter operators and airlines based in Tulsa:

  • Priester Aviation, LLC 28 aircraft on the certificate Priester Aviation is an aircraft management and charter operator based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Brazos Valley Air Charter LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate Brazos Valley Air Charter operates private air charter services from Tulsa, Oklahoma, providing access to over 6,000 airports across the United States.
  • United States Aviation Co. 3 aircraft on the certificate United States Aviation Co operates a charter airline, fixed-base operator, aircraft management service, and helicopter heavy lift division from Tulsa International Airport.
  • Air 1St Aviation Companies of Oklahoma INC 2 aircraft on the certificate Air 1st Aviation Companies of Oklahoma, Inc.
  • Ruston Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate

Repair stations in Tulsa (12 of 42, all of them):

  • Air Transport Components, LLC
  • Aircraft Accessories of Oklahoma INC Aircraft Accessories of Oklahoma is an FAA-approved repair station (Part 145, Class I and II) based in Tulsa that sells, repairs, and overhauls aircraft accessories and components including fuel systems, propellers, magnetos, alternators, a
  • Aircraft Cylinders of America INC Aircraft Cylinders of America is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializing in cylinder overhaul and plating services for piston aircraft engines.
  • Aircraft Specialties Services INC
  • Airelectric INC AirElectric Inc.
  • American Airlines INC
  • Ametek Aerospace & Defense INC Drake Air is an AS9100/9110-certified repair station in Tulsa, Oklahoma that specializes in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft thermal management components including heat exchangers, oil coolers, and fuel heaters for commerc
  • Autopilots Central INC Autopilots Central is a repair station in Tulsa, Oklahoma specializing in autopilot, instrument, and avionics maintenance and overhaul.
  • Barrett Precision Engines INC Barrett Precision Engines is a repair station in Tulsa, Oklahoma that overhauls, rebuilds, and modifies aircraft engines for certified aircraft owners and experimental aircraft builders.
  • Camtronics LLC
  • Christiansen Aviation, LLC Christiansen Aviation is a full-service FBO and repair station located at Riverside Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  • Commercial Aircraft Ducting INC AvDUCT is an FAA Part 145 repair station in Tulsa, Oklahoma specializing in the repair and overhaul of metal and composite ducting, tubing, manifolds, APU exhaust mufflers, and other aircraft components for Boeing and Airbus aircraft and se

Companies in the same town as this airport; 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, 4 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 2 aircrew program designees, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

  • Janusz Abczynski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SPARTAN COLLEGE-KRVS · Tulsa, OK (0 nm) · (918) 637-1393 · abczynski@hotmail.com
  • Jennifer James Wise private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tulsa, OK (0 nm) · (918) 630-8021 · okiefly@cox.net
  • Robert Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · TCC Aviation Center · Tulsa, OK (0 nm) · (918) 857-6734 · rallen2141@valornet.com
  • Yuri James Milner private pilot, commercial and instrument, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Riverside Airport · Tulsa, OK (0 nm) · (918) 521-5458 · yurimilner@hotmail.com
  • Kevin Dean Sidener private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Glenpool, OK (6 nm) · (918) 798-0257 · kevinsidener@yahoo.com

All 33 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

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.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 50 since 1982, 3 fatal

2026-07-09CEN26LA248 · Piper Pa-30 N8154Y · accident · serious injuries
2025-10-15CEN26LA021 · Beech C23 N2130W · accident · no injuries
2024-02-23CEN24LA122 · Piper Pa32 N3645W · accident · no injuries
2023-12-13CEN24LA063 · Cessna T210 N6789R · accident · no injuries
2021-02-25CEN21LA153 · Eurocopter Ec130 N259AM · accident · no injuries
2019-06-22GAA19CA368 · Cessna 172 N9200B · accident · no injuries
2019-02-20GAA19CA142 · Cirrus Sr22 N381DE · accident · no injuries
2018-09-01GAA18CA527 · Cessna 170 N2303D · accident · no injuries
2018-08-18CEN18LA345 · Cessna T210 N6958N · accident · no injuries
2017-04-19GAA17CA349 · Piper Pa44 N4148T · accident · no injuries
2017-03-02GAA17CA173 · Cessna 152 N6138Q · accident · no injuries
2016-04-21CEN16LA162 · Cessna 150J N51242 · accident · no injuries

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.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Northeast, northwest and southwest ramps, ptns of txl CC, DD and GG not vsb from the control tower.
  • When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01R/19L and 13/31; high-intensity runway lights runway 01L/19R; taxiway H, L, T and Z; txl DD - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 01L/19R preset med intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
  • Aft hour prior permission required.
  • 8 feet road 200 feet from runway threshold, both sides.
  • L turn on departure bfr 1500 feet above sea level NA.
  • Mntn pattern altitude until abeam aer on downwind leg.
  • 48 feet power line 826 feet from runway 19L end creates 20:1 approach clnc slp to dthr.
  • Only cntr 80 feet grvd.
  • Noise abatement: turns on departure prior to 1500 feet above sea level NA.
  • Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Txl BB and northwest pvt hngr area txl 20 feet wide.
  • Northeast and northwest pvt hngr area wingspan gtr than 49 feet NA; txl WT lmt 12500 LB.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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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 9, 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.