Rio Linda Airport
L36 · Rio Linda, California · Sacramento County · map
Rio Linda Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile south of Rio Linda, California, 46 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,625 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas). The receiver network heard 3 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Rio Linda Airport?
Its FAA code is L36.
Where is Rio Linda Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Rio Linda, California, 46 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Rio Linda Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,625 feet long, asphalt.
Does Rio Linda Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rio Linda Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Rio Linda Airport?
8 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Carter Flygare INC and Executive Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rio Linda Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 12 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 Rio Linda Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L36
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,625 × 42 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 60 ft high 915 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 20 ft high 384 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: MC Clellan Airfield (2 nm east), Sacramento International (7 nm west), Sacramento Executive (10 nm south), Sacramento Mather Airport (10 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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 17/35 non-standard centerline spacing and width.
- Runway 17 /35 non-standard centerline spacing and width.
- Longl and lateral cracking.
- Touch and go landings not authorized.
- Ultralights not authorized.
- For noise abatement runway 17 right turn to hdg 215 degrees aft takeoff to avoid overflight of school.
- Tree lines east, west and north of airport - unlighted.
- The airport is currently closed to night operations.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year
No operations count is published for this airport. The busiest airports and the national picture: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rio Linda from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Rio Linda, California: 14 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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 California.
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:
- Carter Flygare INC 12 aircraft · Sacramento, 8 miles away CFI is a flight school located at Sacramento Executive Airport in Sacramento, California.
- Executive Flyers INC 5 aircraft · Sacramento, 8 miles away Executive Flyers is a flight school based at Sacramento Executive Airport offering pilot training from Private Pilot Certificate through Airline Transport Pilot, as well as aircraft rental and discovery flights.
- River City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Sacramento, 8 miles away
- Ace Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Sacramento, 8 miles away
- Flying Panthers Flight School INC 2 aircraft · Citrus Heights, 9 miles away Flying Panthers Flight School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit flight school located at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California.
- Youth Aviation Academy 1 aircraft · Roseville, 9 miles away
- Port Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Gold River, 11 miles away
- Eva Flight Training Academy 13 aircraft · Mather, 12 miles away EVA Flight Training Academy provides flight training at Mather, California, primarily for cadets of EVA Air.
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives.
- Robert Frankovich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sacramento, CA (7 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · [email protected]
- Jonathan Baror private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · EVA Flight Training Center · Mather, CA (11 nm) · (310) 350-5184 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (24 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [email protected]
- John Erich Sawatzky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oakley, CA (42 nm) · (925) 354-9419 · [email protected]
- Brett Rexford Mayes private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Williams, CA (47 nm) · (530) 330-4353 · [email protected]
- Robert Alan Davids private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Calaveras County Airport · San Andreas, CA (49 nm) · (209) 612-7432 · [email protected]
All 30 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.
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 · 4 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 Rio Linda 16 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 helicopters
- Carter Flygare INC 12 aircraft · flight school
- Executive Flyers INC 5 aircraft · flight school
- River City Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L36.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.