Airport Master Plan - City of Riverside

and growth of Riverside Airport. This
plan provides the necessary development
to accommodate and satisfy the
anticipated growth over the next 20
years and beyond.
It is incumbent upon the airport to meet
FAA design standards for the various
safety areas surrounding the runways.
Runway 16-34 meets these standards,
except for runway width, for its design
aircraft now and into the future. Runway
9-27 does not currently meet these
standards. To meet the current standard
for RSA to the east of the runway,
fill and grading is necessary. To the
west, the FAA has indicated that the
RSA has been improved to the maximum
extent practicable for ARC B-II.
To meet the standard for a future critical
aircraft in ARC C-II, the FAA has
indicated support for shifting the railroad
spur and installing EMAS.
On the landside, development opportunities
exist on the north and south sides
of the airport. On the south side, the
current FBO complex is planned for redevelopment.
The hangar layout is currently
not efficient and the limited
ramp space creates congestion issues
even when only a few aircraft are
present.
To the west of the terminal building,
two office buildings are in the restricted
Runway Visibility Zone. These buildings
are planned for removal when economically
feasible. They are planned to
be replaced by an aircraft hangar and a
replacement airport traffic control
tower.
On the north side, a planned parallel
taxiway will open up approximately 30
acres of airport property for aviationrelated
development. Several large and
medium sized hangars are planned.
The next chapter of this master plan
will consider strategies for funding the
recommended improvements and will
provide a reasonable schedule for undertaking
the projects based on demand
over the course of the next 20 years.
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