March Air Reserve Base (RIV)

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Location and general information

IATA code: RIV
ICAO code: KRIV
FAA site number: 02115.*A
City / state: Riverside, CA
County: Riverside
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 33°52'55.00" N
117°15'32.46" W
Elevation: 1,536 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 14° E (1980)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Air Force, United States Air Force
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 2,075 acres
From downtown: 6 NM southeast
Sectional chart: Los Angeles
Activated: 05/1941

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: All months, all days, 0700-2300
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Other services: Cargo handling, charter
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Riverside (RAL)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: RIV
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: Airport of entry
Airport manager: Bart W. Darnell
951-655-4053
Last FAA inspection: 09/09/1976

FAA remarks

Caution: non-standard runway mrk-landing zone (LZ) mark (3500X90 painted on runway 32 for base asgn C17 aircraft only).
Caution: extv glider, skydiving, balloonist and ultralight active at perris airport, 7 NM S of march.
Caution: heavy military flight training.
Joint use airport - owned and operated by US air force/ no civil touch and GO operations or maneuvers.
Airfield use agreement with civil airport authorized (march inland port airport authorized) military, civil commercial and general aviation(GA) uses.
GA operations - prior permission required and/or landing permit not request for use of civil apron and ramps/FBO INF. -freeman holdings 951-247-2111 / frequencies 130.075.
Runway 12/30 closed to public due to munitions and explosives operations in close proximity of runway 12/30 per ufc and dod regulations.
Transportation limited, prior coordination required, contact DSN 447-7787 wknd.
Transient aircraft no practice approach 2100-0700.
Gen avn operations permitted during FBO bus hours. FBO bus hours 1400-0600Z++ mon-fri, open sat-sun (if request prior to close of bus FRI) and will honor medical request made at any time, call 951-247-2111.
Use extreme caution for extv UAS operations in vicinity.
Nonstandard TACAN checkpoint signs located at runway a and taxiway F.
Military RMK: 24 hour PN/prior permission required for all transient aircraft, contact airfield management operations DSN 447-4404/2422, C951-655-4404/2422.
Military RMK: all inbound passengers/cargo aircraft must contact comd post DSN 447-4665 24 hour prior to arrival with type cargo and number of passengers.
Cstms/AG/img - contact airfield management operations DSN 447-4404/2422, C951-655-4404/2422 at least 24 hour PN to arrival require. Limited service, no resident cstms agent, but on call H24, driving FR ontario international. No-ntc aircraft that require cstms exp minimum 2 hour delay. Cstms require following forms for arrival aircraft - CBP form 7507 general declaration, CBP form 6059B customs declaration FR all pers onboard located https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/forms, passengers/cargo manifest as applicable. Aircrew, passengers, cargo require to remain in aircraft til released by cstms. APV landing rights and ovft exm request. Not a port of entry, img service extremely limited, case-by-case basis. Contact PTD 2 hour prior to landing via drct a/g communications or fone patch.
Service - oil: joap available only on reserve weekend. O-148.
Restricted: V-22 operations restricted to runway 14/32. Helipad and runway 12/30 restricted to hels only. No fixed wing or V-22 aircraft permitted due to pavement rating of very poor.
Restricted: transient ramp parking spots J1, K1 and L1 restricted to aircraft with wingspans less than 185 ft.
Restricted: aircraft with wingspan of 130 ft or greater restricted to taxi with outboard engs at idle thrust on taxiways A and F due to shoulder pavement condition and FOD potential.
Service - transient alert: operate 1500-0700Z++ mon-sun.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: RIV
ICAO code: KRIV
Location: Riverside, CA, United States
Elevation: 1,536 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 33.8807, -117.259

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Runway	Size	Surface
14 / 32	13,302 × 200 ft	Concrete, good
12 / 30	3,061 × 100 ft	Asphalt, poor

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March Air Reserve Base (RIV)

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