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08R · Richmond Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 08R Elev 130 ft Lat 41° 29.37' N Lon 71° 37.24' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,129 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 — 2,129 ft 30 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.16%
29 — 2,129 ft 30 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.16%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 11/29; WINDSOCK LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 11/29; WINDSOCK LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 11/29; WINDSOCK LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 11/29; WINDSOCK LGTS - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 11 CLSD NGTS. +40 FT DROPOFF, 150 FT FM RWY 29 END; +10 FT DROPOFF, 200 FT FM RWY 11 END.
  • ·CALL 401 783-1498 FOR ACFT RQRG FUEL.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PROVIDENCE APCH AT 401-738-8945, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
  • ·RWY HAS NON-STD SAFETY AREA, CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·NSTD LIRL LCTD 30 FT FM EDGE OF PAVEMENT.
  • ·DSPLCD THR LGTD & MKD WITH WHITE BAR & NR.
  • ·APCH RATIO 5:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
  • ·RWY 11, +23 FT TREES 150 FT FM THLD, 50 FT LEFT; +27 FT TREES 160 FT FM THLD, 110 FT RIGHT.
  • ·RWY 29, 11 FT WIDE ROAD 90 FT FM THLD, ON CNTRLN; +40 FT TREES 125 FT FM THLD, 110 FT LEFT; +65 FT TREES 200 FT FM THLD, 45 FT RIGHT.
  • ·HEL ASP: FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Richmond Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of the village of West Kingston, Rhode Island, in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

RI04

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-09-21 Ercoupe F 1 · Engine failure · day →

Designees in RI

CFI Flight Instructors 93 A&P Mechanics 211 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 1 Schools Flight Schools 6 FBO Fixed Base Operators 8 Clubs Flying Clubs 4 EAA EAA Chapters 1

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 11 nm
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 35 nm
Alexander Crosett Plymouth MA 51 nm
Michael George Goulian Plymouth, MA 51 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 57 nm
Yoshitaka Murata Centerville MA 58 nm
Sean Anthony Brodeur Bedford MA 61 nm
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 68 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 68 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 69 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Gary Wayne Parker Richmond RI 1 nm
Robert Albert Romero Iii Kingston RI 4 nm
Michael Joseph Natale South Kingstown RI 6 nm
Christine Marie Naktenis South Kingstown RI 6 nm
Gary Steven Eich Saunderstown RI 6 nm
Jonathan Elias George Wakefield RI 7 nm
Philip Joseph Divirgilio Charlestown RI 7 nm
James Curtis Tafta Charlestown RI 7 nm
John William Grey Modica Charlestown RI 7 nm
Clint Fitzgerald Hodnett Narragansett RI 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Salvatore Criscione West Kingston RI 0 nm
Steve Paul Marquis West Kingston RI 0 nm
Christopher Michael Ward West Kingston RI 0 nm
William Charles Cone Jr Shannock RI 2 nm
Thomas Heffernan Reilly Richmond RI 3 nm
Chin Hsiang Sung Kingston RI 4 nm
Alexander Poules Hope Valley RI 5 nm
Ian Stephen Hankin Hope Valley RI 5 nm
John Kevin Nelson Jr Hope Valley RI 5 nm
David Forbes Hannigan South Kingstown RI 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 29 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 36 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 40 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 49 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 60 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 64 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 68 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 73 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 74 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
 79 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.