Red Bluff Municipal
RBL · KRBL · Red Bluff, California · Tehama County · map
Red Bluff Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Red Bluff, 2 miles south of Red Bluff, California, 352 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 5,431 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 87 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 26,150 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Red Bluff Municipal?
Its FAA code is RBL, and its ICAO code is KRBL.
Where is Red Bluff Municipal?
It is 2 miles south of Red Bluff, California, 352 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Red Bluff Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15/33, is 5,431 feet long.
Does Red Bluff Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Red Bluff Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Red Bluff Municipal?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Sacramento International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Red Bluff Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Olive City Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Red Bluff Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 2 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 Red Bluff Municipal…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RBL · ICAO KRBL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Red Bluff
- Elevation
- 352 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to dusk
- 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
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,431 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 60 × 65 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 33: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Rbl and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.775 | |
| Red Bluff Rco | 122.4 | Red Bluff |
| Red Bluff Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.2 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 530-567-4344.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Redding Regional (22 nm north), Benton Field (26 nm north), Chico Regional (28 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 15 and 33; PAPI runway 15 and VASI runway 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude: 1500 above ground level tbjt operations; 1000 above ground level all others.
- Automated credit card fuel system 24 hours.
- Taxiways have hwy type edge reflectors.
- Ultralight act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 15 calm wind runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 12 departures from RBL in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers, to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff Municipal → Sacramento International RBL–SMF | 12 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
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 | 69 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 11 |
| other | 4 |
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 26,150, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,000 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
| military | 150 |
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 Red Bluff from the FAA register
90 aircraft are registered to owners in Red Bluff, California: 47 helicopters, 39 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Red Bluff, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Olive City Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Corning, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Red Bluff:
- P.J. Helicopters, Inc. 28 aircraft on the certificate PJ Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Red Bluff, California, providing helicopter lift services for utility, construction, forestry, water services, law enforcement, agriculture, and other industries nationwide.
Repair stations in Red Bluff:
- P.J. Helicopters INC PJ Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Red Bluff, California, providing helicopter lift services for utility, construction, forestry, and other industries nationwide.
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative.
- scott roberson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Redding, CA (22 nm) · (650) 388-8197 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
- 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 · 15 since 1982, 3 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 Red Bluff 90 aircraft · 47 helicopters, 39 piston singles, 2 turboprops
- Helibro LLC 26 aircraft in town
- Pj Helicopters INC 14 aircraft in town
- Twin Equipment LLC 3 aircraft in town
- P J Helicopters INC 3 aircraft in town
- Cardan Aircraft Services INC 3 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- P.J. Helicopters, Inc. 28 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Olive City Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- P.J. Helicopters INC · repair station
- Sacramento International (SMF) 12 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 3 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 27,658 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RBL.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 27, 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.