Mifflin County Airport

Mifflin County Airport (IATA: RED, ICAO: KRVL, FAA LID: RVL) is a public airport in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.^[1] It is in Reedsville, five miles northwest of Lewistown.^[2] It is owned by the Mifflin County Airport Authority.^[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 called it a general aviation airport.^[3]

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
Website	MifflinCountyAirport.com
Map
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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]

Aircraft participating in a fly-in at Mifflin County 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.^[1]

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.^[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.^[4]

See also

• List of airports in Pennsylvania