Airports / California / RIV
March Air Reserve Base
KRIV / RIVRiverside, CaliforniaELEV 1,536 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
March Air Reserve Base (KRIV / RIV) is a mid-sized airport serving Riverside, California. The airport sits 1,536 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 RIV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL, 10 nm), San Bernardino International Airport (SBD, 13 nm), and Ontario International Airport (ONT, 20 nm).
Charter pricing from RIV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Riverside.
Field capability
ICAO
KRIV
IATA
RIV
FAA / Local
RIV
Elevation
1,536 ft
Coordinates
33.8807° N · 117.2590° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 1,536 ft, RIV sits higher than 78% 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.
- 10nmRALRiverside Municipal AirportRiverside
- 13nmSBDSan Bernardino International AirportSan Bernardino
- 20nmONTOntario International AirportOntario
- 33nmSNAJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana
- 35nmKNFGCamp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) AirportOceanside
- 38nmPSPPalm Springs International AirportPalm Springs
Location
Open the full mapKRIV · March Air Reserve Base · Riverside, CA
From the ramp
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