Rio Vista Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Rio Vista
LocationRio Vista, California
Elevation AMSL43 ft / 13 m
Coordinates38°10′15.96″N 121°41′17.17″W / 38.1711000°N 121.6881028°W / 38.1711000; -121.6881028
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,200 975 Asphalt
14/32 1,960 597 Asphalt

Rio Vista Airport was a public airport located northeast of Rio Vista, serving Solano County, California, USA. This general aviation airport had two runways. It was closed in 1995 after the 1993 opening of its successor, Rio Vista Municipal Airport.[1]

See also

At one time there was a unique restaurant on the airfield, named: Flying down to Rio (see film of the same name). A DC4 had been lifted to the airport by river barge and set up as a restaurant.

References

  1. ^ Freeman, Paul. %5b%5bAbandoned & Little-Known Airfields%5d%5d "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California, Southwestern Sacramento area". Retrieved 2011-11-26. ((cite web)): Check |url= value (help)


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