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KRAL · Riverside Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 33 NTSB events

ID KRAL FAA RAL Elev 819 ft Lat 33° 57.11' N Lon 117° 26.70' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,401 ft. Max gradient: 1.08% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 103.1° 5,401 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.08%
27 283.1° 5,401 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.08%
16 178.6° 2,850 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.84%
34 358.6° 2,850 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.84%

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).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.800
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 121.000
  • CTAF CTAF 121.000
  • A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 135.400
  • RDO RDO 125.540
  • RDO RDO 122.050
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • VOR RAL

    Riverside

    112.40 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 29 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´. RWY 27: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 16–34, twy lgts, helipad perimeter lgts—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09, Rwy 27, and Rwy 34 opr continuously.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0100Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·For fuel after hrs call 951–321–0091.
  • ·Numerous power lines 1780´–2887´ N of Rwy 16 thld at or blo 80´ AGL.
  • ·Rwy 27 –20 ft ditch 50 ft fm Rwy 27 thld.
  • ·Rwy 27 dep: For noise mgmt, after dep turn right 10º; assume crs after rchg 2139(1500).
  • ·Rwy 16–34 limited by arpt operator to 12500 lbs single wheel gear.
  • ·Power plant 3000´ N of Rwy 16 thld producing thermal plume, avoidance advised.
  • ·TPA—1819(1000) light acft, 2319(1500) jet and all other acft.
  • ·Acft departing Rwy 09 and Rwy 27 not visible to acft at other end of rwy.
  • ·S 1400´ of Rwy 34 and Twy J and S 500´ of Twy B not visible from the twr.
  • ·Twy L not visible from twr.
  • ·For Noise Mgmt: Not turns bfr arpt bdry and 2139(1500).
  • ·No high power eng maint runs btn 2200–0700 lcl.
  • ·Turbine eng acft: Preferred rolling tkof for noise mgmt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 951-351-6113
  • ·ASOS 128.8 (951) 352–4392.
  • ·CTAF 121.0 ATIS 128.8 951–688–7257 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (RIVERSIDE RADIO) ®SOCAL APP/DEP CON 135.4 TOWER 121.0 (1500–0400Z‡) GND CON 124.125 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd ctc SoCal Apch at 800-448-3724.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE LOS ANGELES COPTER H–4I, L–4H, A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 255 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·PARADISE (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.2 PDZ Chan 59 N33º55.10´ W117º31.80´ 050º 4.7 NM to fld. 1432/15E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 130º–145º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 145º–190º blo 8,000´ 190º–230º blo 10,000´ 310º–325º byd 35 NM blo 10,900´ 325º–345º byd 25 NM blo 11,500´ 345º–360º byd 35 NM blo 10,500´ VOR unusable: 000º–006º byd 40 NM 007º–017º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 007º–017º byd 48 NM 010º–015º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 018º–024º byd 40 NM 025º–035º blo 10,700´ 025º–035º byd 44 NM 036º–040º byd 40 NM 041º–051º byd 40 NM blo 25,000´ 052º–065º byd 40 NM 080º–088º byd 40 NM 108º–118º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 108º–118º byd 53 NM 119º–144º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 119º–144º byd 85 NM 130º–145º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 145º–190º blo 8,000´ 145º–190º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 145º–190º byd 39 NM blo 13,500´ DME unusable: 130º–145º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 145º–190º blo 8,000´ 190º–230º blo 10,000´ 310º–325º byd 35 NM blo 10,900´ 325º–345º byd 25 NM blo 11,500´ 345º–360º byd 35 NM blo 10,500´ VOR unusable: 190º–230º byd 28 NM blo 15,000´ 190º–230º byd 40 NM 285º–300º byd 40 NM 301º–311º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 310º–325º byd 35 NM blo 10,900´ 325º–345º byd 25 NM blo 11,500´ 345º–360º byd 35 NM blo 10,500´ (VL) VORW 108.6 RAL N33º57.31´ W117º26.99´ at fld. 778/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 017º–074º byd 40 NM 125º–150º 151º–163º byd 40 NM 170º–189º byd 25 NM 190º–265º 300º–016º byd 20 NM ILS 110.9 I–RAL Rwy 09.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·LOC unusable beyond 10º left of course.
  • ·Autopilot coupled approaches not applicable blo 1,192´ MSL (1.2 NM fm thld). • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H60X60 (ASPH) PERIMETER LGTS HELIPORT REMARKS: ACTIVATE perimeter lgts Helipad H1—121.0.
  • ·SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

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Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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Riverside Arlington

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

33 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

33

since 1982

Fatal

7

21.2% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 201,690 ops in 1991

2024 total

139,515

10-yr total

1,153,895

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.29

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=33

  • Other 11
  • Engine failure / power loss 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-04-16 Piper PA-28-180 · Weather · VMC · day →
2004-05-01 Cessna 195 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-08-24 Cessna 172M · Weather · day →
2021-07-15 Vans RV6 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-05-24 Schweizer 269C · Hard landing · dusk →
2019-03-16 Beech 50 · Other · VMC · day →
2018-08-17 Hughes 369 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2017-02-27 Cessna T310Q · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2016-03-17 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 · Other · VMC · day →
2015-07-26 Beech F35 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-02-27 Mooney M20C · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2004-02-14 Cessna 172S · Other · dusk →
2003-05-31 Winters Glasair SH-2 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2001-07-05 Bell 47D-1 · Stall / spin · day →
2001-05-05 Aero Commander 112A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2001-03-31 Stinson 108-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-06-25 Enstrom F-28-F · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1996-08-29 Bell 47-G5 · Hard landing · VMC · night-moonlit →
1996-04-28 Cessna 182G · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-03-07 Champion 7EC · Other · VMC · day →
1991-10-05 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · IMC · day →
1990-10-10 Cessna 150 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-05-04 Bell 47G · Other · VMC · day →
1989-09-02 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
1987-07-10 Beech D18S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1987-03-27 Thorp T-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-08-25 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1985-01-16 Beech C24R · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-02-20 Cessna,Cessna 152,150F · Other · VMC · night →
1983-11-03 Piper PA-32-260 · Other · VMC · night →
1983-05-26 Piper PA-28-151 · Other · IMC · night →
1983-04-15 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-09-09 Cessna T207A · Ground collision · night →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Creighton Goodman Riverside CA 3 nm
Leo M Bell Riverside CA 3 nm
Thomas Hamm Riverside CA 3 nm
Cody Patrick Reynolds Corona CA 8 nm
Taylor Deley Corona CA 8 nm
Mark Dilullo Chino CA 11 nm
Michael Patrick Zemlock Chino CA 11 nm
Kenneth Warren Earl Rancho Cucamonga CA 12 nm
Ernest Gerard Pitts San Bernardino CA 14 nm
Anthony James Gadis Upland CA 15 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
Rodney Dwane Anderson Riverside CA 3 nm
Kurt Deven Fisch Riverside CA 3 nm
Jeffrey Holshouser Riverside CA 3 nm
Jeffrey Lyon Jones Riverside CA 3 nm
Michael Robert Jones Riverside CA 3 nm
Michael Francis Sheehan Riverside CA 3 nm
Eric Alan Waltzer Riverside CA 3 nm
Walter Joseph Wasowski Riverside CA 3 nm
Xavier Paul Zavatsky Riverside CA 3 nm
Mark Ivan Wingo Riverside CA 3 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
James Steel Anthony Jr Riverside CA 3 nm
Robert Michael Hanson Riverside CA 3 nm
Werner Gerald Michels Kontara Riverside CA 3 nm
Charles John Pozanac Riverside CA 3 nm
Douglas Arthur Sumler Riverside CA 3 nm
Xavier Paul Zavatsky Riverside CA 3 nm
Craig Robert Kinzer Riverside CA 3 nm
David Wesley Almy Riverside CA 3 nm
Douglas Earl Turner Riverside CA 3 nm
Dominic Anthony Budicin Riverside CA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 3 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 9 nm
Century Aircraft Painting
Chino, CA
 10 nm
Affordable Avionics
Chino, CA
 10 nm
Otto Instrument & Avionics
Ontario, CA
 10 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 13 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 14 nm
Wingnuts Aircraft Service
La Verne, CA
 18 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
 27 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
 27 nm

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