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Class D

Redding Municipal Airport

ID KRDD FAA RDD Elev 505 ft Lat 40° 30.54' N Lon 122° 17.58' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KRDD

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Runways at KRDD

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 180° 7,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
34 360° 7,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
12 140° 5,067 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
30 320° 5,067 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 124.100
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 119.800
  • CTAF CTAF 119.800
  • CNTR OAKLAND CNTR 132.200
  • RDO RANCHO RDO 108.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KRDD

  • NDB RD

    Lassn

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME RDD

    Redding

    108.40 MHz · DME 108.40 · LO · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KRDD, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

0 matched · 23 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·250 CALIFORNIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – REDDING RGNL (RDD)(KRDD) 6 SE UTC–8(–7DT) N40º30.54´ W122º17.60´ 505 B Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE RDD MON Airport RWY 16–34: H7003X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–98, D–128, 2S–135, 2D–195 PCR 500 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.43º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H5067X150 (ASPH) S–60, D–72, 2S–91, 2D–110 PCR 350 F/C/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 12: Trees.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·RWY 12: TORA–5067 TODA–5067 ASDA–5067 LDA–5067 RWY 16: TORA–7003 TODA–7003 ASDA–7003 LDA–7003 RWY 30: TORA–5067 TODA–5067 ASDA–5067 LDA–5067 RWY 34: TORA–7003 TODA–7003 ASDA–6997 LDA–6997
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 34; REIL Rwy 16; PAPI Rwy 16; HIRL Rwy 16–34; MIRL Rwy 12–30; twy lgts—CTAF.
  • ·For noise abatement avoid overflights of residential housing when possible.
  • ·PPR For unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 passenger seats. 0530–1430Z‡ call arpt manager 530–224–4321.
  • ·US Forest Service on fld, expect heavy air tanker activity during fire season.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 severe cracking.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 severe cracking.
  • ·Rwy 16 markings faded, not reflective.
  • ·Rwy 34 mrkgs faded, not reflective.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 530-224-4321
  • ·CTAF 119.8 ATIS 124.1 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.1R 114.35T (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO) ®OAKLAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.2 TOWER 119.8 (1430–0530Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Oakland ARTCC at 510-745-3380.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1430–0530Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VL) (L) VOR/DME 114.35 RDD Chan 90(Y) N40º30.27´ W122º17.50´ at fld. 495/18E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–117º byd 40 NM 125º–135º byd 40 NM 172º–254º byd 40 NM 255º–275º byd 25 NM 276º–338º byd 40 NM 340º–352º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 255º–275º byd 25 NM ILS/DME 108.7 I–RDD Chan 24 Rwy 34.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable wi 2 DME abv 2,000´.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·KLAMATH FALLS H–3B, L–2H IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · RDD

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KRDD — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KRDD

87 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

28

since 1982

Fatal

2

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 120,807 ops in 1996

2024 total

47,477

10-yr total

620,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 38% · GA 59% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

14.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.04

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=85

  • Other 64
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-07 Piper PA-32-300 · Weather · VMC · dusk
2017-11-02 Cessna 172R · Engine failure · day
2006-05-18 Cessna 210J · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2023-09-27 Cessna 172R · Other · day
2023-05-20 Cessna 210 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2022-04-25 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day
2021-11-08 Bearhawk 4 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2018-11-15 Cessna 182 · Weather IMC · night
2017-08-26 Bellanca 14 19 · Loss of control · VMC · night
2017-05-19 Cessna 182P · Engine failure · VMC · day
2008-05-05 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · night
2008-04-08 Cessna 177RG · Gear-up · VMC · day
2006-11-27 Robinson R22B · Other · VMC · day
2005-08-11 Agusta SPA SF 260D · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2003-04-18 Eurocopter France AS355N · Engine failure · VMC · day
2003-04-11 Cessna 177RG · Weather · VMC · day
2000-04-29 Tracy LANCAIR 235 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1998-06-25 Piper J3C-65 · Other · VMC · day
1991-04-19 TOWNSEND Executive · Weather · VMC · day
1989-04-08 Morse F85P-1 · Loss of control · VMC · day
1988-06-10 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day
1988-02-13 Cessna 185E · Loss of control · VMC · day
1983-11-26 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · VMC · day
1983-09-15 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · day
1983-06-03 Cessna T337H · Gear-up · dusk
1983-05-12 Cessna 170B · Other · VMC · day
1981-11-28 Cessna 182 · Other
1981-08-01 Cessna 172N · Other
1981-06-19 Maule M5-235 · Other
1981-06-05 Cessna 180 · Other
1981-05-11 Beech 58P · Other
1980-08-07 Mooney M20J · Other
1980-05-18 Jodel D-9 · Other
1980-05-16 Swearingen SA26AT · Other
1980-02-16 Piper PA-28 · Other
1979-09-29 Piper PA-23 · Other
1979-08-26 Piper PA-28R · Other
1979-06-10 RAND ROBINS KR-2 · Other
1979-03-19 Piper PA-25 · Other
1979-03-19 Cessna 421 · Other
1978-07-21 Piper PA-28 · Other
1978-04-23 Taylorcraft BL65 · Other
1978-01-20 Cessna 180 · Other
1977-09-15 HOME BUILT KR1 · Stall / spin
1977-08-18 Pitts,Ryan S1C,PT-22 ·
1977-08-15 Piper PA-24 · Other
1976-10-22 Cessna P206 · Other
1976-08-20 Bellanca 8KCAB · Other
1976-03-09 Cessna 150 · Other
1975-11-13 Cessna 210 · Other
1975-07-23 Piper PA-34 · Other
1975-07-18 ERCO 415-C · Other
1974-08-17 Cessna 175 · Other

+ 34 more on file

DPEs near KRDD

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 20 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 50 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 82 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 108 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 112 nm
Jason Bridger Emonds Cave Junction OR 117 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 118 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 118 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 119 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 120 nm

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

CFIs near KRDD

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Irwin H Fust Jr Anderson CA 4 nm
Robert Lee Moore Anderson CA 4 nm
Bryan Douglas Baker Anderson CA 4 nm
Donovan Peter Geyer Palo Cedro CA 4 nm
Rand William Sterrett Palo Cedro CA 4 nm
Emerson Eugene Byrd Redding CA 5 nm
Robert Louis Justo Coward Redding CA 5 nm
James George Gilmore Sr Redding CA 5 nm
John Leo Groszewski Redding CA 5 nm
John Michael Johnson Redding CA 5 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KRDD

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Randy Lee Thompson Anderson CA 4 nm
Mark Edward Monpas Anderson CA 4 nm
Kim Alan Coulson Anderson CA 4 nm
Charles Patrick Crawford Anderson CA 4 nm
John William Liubakka Anderson CA 4 nm
Larry Wayne Mattheis Anderson CA 4 nm
James Harlow Whitsett Anderson CA 4 nm
Delbert Edgar Wright Ii Anderson CA 4 nm
Dennis Michael Carpenter Anderson CA 4 nm
Dennis Lynn Weippert Anderson CA 4 nm

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

Repair stations near KRDD

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
22 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
57 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
96 nm
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
102 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
106 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
119 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
121 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
123 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
126 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
130 nm

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