Airports / California / RHV
Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County
KRHV / RHVSan Jose, CaliforniaELEV 135 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#59 / 152
California airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 114 Google ratings — ranked against 152 rated CA fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (KRHV / RHV) sits in San Jose, California, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 135 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RHV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC, 6 nm), Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ, 12 nm), and Palo Alto Airport (PAO, 16 nm).
Charter pricing from RHV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from San Jose.
Field capability
ICAO
KRHV
IATA
RHV
FAA / Local
RHV
Elevation
135 ft
Coordinates
37.3329° N · 121.8190° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 135 ft, RHV sits lower than 64% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmSJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International AirportSan Jose
- 12nmNUQMoffett Federal AirfieldMountain View
- 16nmPAOPalo Alto AirportPalo Alto
- 23nmSQLSan Carlos AirportSan Carlos
- 30nmOAKSan Francisco Bay Oakland International AirportOakland
- 32nmSFOSan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco
Location
Open the full mapKRHV · Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, CA
From the ramp
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