- Mifflin County Airport
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Mifflin County Airport IATA: RED – ICAO: KRVL – FAA LID: RVL Summary Airport type Public Owner Mifflin County Airport Authority Serves Lewistown Location Reedsville, Pennsylvania Elevation AMSL 819 ft / 250 m Coordinates 40°40′39″N 077°37′37″W / 40.6775°N 77.62694°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 5,001 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 19,400 Based aircraft 33 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Mifflin County Airport (IATA: RED, ICAO: KRVL, FAA LID: RVL) is a public-use airport in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is located in Reedsville,[2] 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Lewistown.[3] The airport lies in the Kishacoquillas Valley, south of Stone Mountain and north of Jacks Mountain in the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. It is owned by the Mifflin County Airport Authority.[1] As per the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[4]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RVL by the FAA and RED by the IATA.[5]
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Facilities and aircraft
Mifflin County Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 819 feet (250 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending February 20, 2009, the airport had 19,400 aircraft operations, an average of 53 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 3% jet and 6% glider.[1]
There is an AWOS-3 on the field.
Soaring contests
Mifflin County Airport is a popular site for gliding competitions and has hosted 10 national championships and four regional championships since 1990.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for RVL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ Mifflin County Airport: Contact Us
- ^ Mifflin County Airport
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Mifflin County Airport (IATA: RED, ICAO: KRVL, FAA: RVL)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/RED. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Mifflin County soaring contests
External links
- Mifflin County Airport, official site
- Mifflin County Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Aerial image as of 15 April 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RVL, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KRVL
- ASN accident history for RED
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KRVL
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