Riverside Municipal Airport , also known as Riverside Airport (and formerly as Riverside Arlington Airport), is a public airport

Airport

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 located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Riverside

Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...

, the county seat of Riverside County

Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

, California

California

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, United States

United States

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. The airport is located in the Inland Empire

Inland Empire (California)

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, a region with a population of over four million people.

Scheduled service to Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (Arizona) on Western Express Air

Western Express Air

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 was discontinued when that airline ceased operations at the end of May 2007.

Riverside Municipal Airport has been the home to Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol

Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force . CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded membership that includes people from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and...

 Squadron 5 since 2005.

Facilities

Riverside Municipal Airport covers 525 acres (212.5 ha) and has two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s and one helipad

Helipad

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• Runway 9/27: 5,400 x 100 ft. (1,646 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
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• Runway 16/34: 2,850 x 48 ft. (869 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

Riverside Airport's full service runways feature ILS

Instrument Landing System

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, GPS

Global Positioning System

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, and VOR

VHF omnidirectional range

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 approaches for all-weather arrivals and departures.

The main runway, RWY 9-27, accommodates Gulfstream V

Gulfstream V

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, Dassault Falcon 50

Dassault Falcon 50

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, Bombardier Challenger

Bombardier Challenger

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, Cessna Citation X

Cessna Citation X

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 and similar business-class aircraft. Should there be plans to expand, the Airport's current Master Plan supports lengthening this runway to 6153 feet (1,875.4 m). Runway 27 is also served by a Visual Approach Slope Indicator

Visual Approach Slope Indicator

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.

The crosswind

Crosswind

A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. In aviation, a crosswind is the component of wind that is blowing across the runway making landings and take-offs more difficult than if the wind were blowing straight down the runway...

 runway, RWY 16-34, is suited for cabin-class aircraft and smaller in crosswind conditions from the north. Runway 34 is also served by a Precision Approach Path Indicator

Precision Approach Path Indicator

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External links

• Riverside Municipal Airport (official City of Riverside web site)
• Riverside Airshow
• Civil Air Patrol, Senior Squadron 5