Airports / California / KRIU
Rancho Murieta Airport
KRIURancho Murieta, CaliforniaELEV 141 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU) sits in Rancho Murieta, California, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 141 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list KRIU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR, 10 nm), McClellan Airfield (MCC, 18 nm), and Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC, 18 nm).
Trip costs from KRIU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KRIU to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Great airport well maintained and easy to get in and out of with a beautiful approach.”
Steph L5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“This airport was perfect for a flight to Sacramento and easy to get a uber to the city and the staff in the office was very nice and made paying the fee quick and easy.”
Steph L5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Rancho Murieta Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KRIU
IATA
—
FAA / Local
RIU
Elevation
141 ft
Coordinates
38.4868° N · 121.1028° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 141 ft, KRIU sits lower than 62% 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.
- 10nmMHRSacramento Mather AirportSacramento
- 18nmMCCMcClellan AirfieldSacramento
- 18nmSACSacramento Executive AirportSacramento
- 26nmSMFSacramento International AirportSacramento
- 36nmSCKStockton Metropolitan AirportStockton
- 41nmSUUTravis Air Force BaseFairfield
Location
Open the full mapKRIU · Rancho Murieta Airport · Rancho Murieta, CA
From the ramp
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