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Mifflin County Airport

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Mifflin County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMifflin County Airport Authority
ServesLewistown
LocationReedsville, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL819 ft / 250 m
Coordinates40°40′39″N 077°37′37″W / 40.67750°N 77.62694°W / 40.67750; -77.62694
WebsiteMifflinCountyAirport.com
Map
RVL is located in Pennsylvania
RVL
RVL
RVL is located in the United States
RVL
RVL
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations19,400
Based aircraft33
Aircraft participating in a fly-in at 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]

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

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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

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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

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References

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