Richland Airport is a public airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Richland

Richland, Washington

Richland is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima and the Columbia Rivers. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,058. April 1, 2011 estimates from the Washington State Office of Financial Management put the...

, a city in Benton County, Washington

Benton County, Washington

Benton County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Washington. The Columbia River makes up the north, south, and east boundaries of the county. In 2010, its population was 175,177. The county seat is Prosser, and its largest city is Kennewick...

, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Port of Benton.

Facilities and aircraft

Richland Airport covers an area of 564 acres (228.2 ha) which contains two asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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s: 1/19 measuring 4,009 x 75 ft (1,222 x 23 m) and 8/26 measuring 3,995 x 100 ft (1,218 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 29,000 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day. There are 202 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 1% helicopter

Helicopter

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, 4% glider

Glider aircraft

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 and 6% ultralight.

External links

• Richland Airport at Port of Benton
• Richland Airport at Washington State DOT