KRIV · March Air Reserve Base

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,536

Elevation ft

Runway

13,302

Longest ft · 14/32

33.88N

117.26W

March Air Reserve Base serves Riverside, California at 1,536 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 13,302 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14/32	13,302 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,536 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,536 ft	2,738 ft	2,272 ft	3,408 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,736 ft	2,972 ft	2,399 ft	3,598 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,936 ft	3,206 ft	2,525 ft	3,788 ft
35°C afternoon	4,305 ft	3,278 ft	2,564 ft	3,846 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 13,302 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,846 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KRIV is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRAL Riverside Municipal Airport	10 nm NW	5,401 ft
KSBD San Bernardino International Airport	13 nm N	10,000 ft
KF70 French Valley Airport	20 nm S	6,000 ft
KCNO Chino Airport	20 nm W	7,000 ft
KONT Ontario International Airport	20 nm NW	12,197 ft

04Fuel and services at KRIV

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KRIV. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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