- Source: Mifflin County Airport
Mifflin County Airport (IATA: RED, ICAO: KRVL, FAA LID: RVL) is a public airport in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It is in Reedsville, five miles northwest of Lewistown. It is owned by the Mifflin County Airport Authority. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 called it a general aviation airport.
Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is RVL to the FAA and RED to the IATA.
Facilities
The airport covers 125 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 819 feet (250 m). Its one runway, 6/24, is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt.
In the year ending February 20, 2009 the airport had 19,400 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 85% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 3% jet and 6% glider.
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.
See also
List of airports in Pennsylvania
References
External links
Mifflin County Airport, official site
Mifflin County Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
Aerial view in April 1994 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for RVL, effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for RVL
AirNav airport information for KRVL
ASN accident history for RED
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRVL