Big Bear City Airport

RBF

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Big Bear, CaliforniaELEV 6,752 FT

Small airport4.7 · 95 on Google

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Google rating

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Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to SBD

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

#23 / 152

California airports by Google rating

4.7★ across 95 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.

21 nm

To the nearest alternate

San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) — 6 fields within 50 nm.

Overview

01 / Field brief

Big Bear City Airport (RBF) sits in Big Bear, California, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 6,752 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.

RBF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include San Bernardino International Airport (SBD, 21 nm), March Air Reserve Base (RIV, 31 nm), and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP, 31 nm).

Quotes for flights out of RBF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from RBF, or browse verified operators serving the area.

Field capability

Charts on SkyVector

02 / Field data

ICAO

KL35

IATA

RBF

FAA / Local

L35

Elevation

6,752 ft

Coordinates

34.2638° N · 116.8560° W

Airspace

G · Golf

Size

Small

Scheduled svc

Elevation vs CA fields

state range -210–7,135 ft

At 6,752 ft, RBF sits higher than 99% of the 156 California fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.