Tulsa Riverside Airport (IATA: RVS[2], ICAO: KRVS, FAALID: RVS) is a city-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) south of the central business district of Tulsa, a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The facility was known as Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport for several decades but was formally renamed in January 2022 to reduce confusion with another airport in Oklahoma.[3] In the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021-2025, Riverside is classed as a national-level nonprimary airport, and a reliever airport for Tulsa International.[4] National nonprimary airports are those that serve primarily general aviation (GA) users in metropolitan areas near major business centers, and have high traffic including many jets and multi-engine aircraft.[5]
The airport is the busiest in Oklahoma in terms of takeoffs and landings: more than 177,000 in 2020.[6] The airport averaged 534 operations per day for the 12-month period ending October 10, 2018,[7] making it considerably busier than Tulsa International (which has an average 254 operations per day)[8] or Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport (which has an average 302 operations per day).[9]
MD-80 landed at Jones Riverside airport (April 2011)
In the 1950s, the city of Tulsa decided to build a second airport to alleviate congestion around Tulsa International Airport. A consulting group hired by the city performed a site selection study. In February, 1955, the group recommended a site on the west side of the Arkansas River, just north of Jenks, Oklahoma. Construction began in 1957.
The facility, originally called Riverside Airport, opened on July 3, 1958. At that time, the airport had one 4,000-foot (1,200 m) long runway, an aircraft ramp, and one concrete building. By 1965, there were enough operations to justify building an air traffic control tower.[10]
In 1967, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) was established as a public trust to operate, construct and maintain airport facilities on behalf of the city of Tulsa. TAIT has no authority to levy taxes and depends on airport revenues to repay any airport-related debts. TAIT is independent of the city, but all board members are appointed by the Mayor of Tulsa and confirmed by the City Council. In October 1978, TAIT leased all city aviation facilities other than police and fire heliports to the city of Tulsa acting through the Tulsa Airport Authority (TAA), which agreed to disburse all airport-related income to TAIT. In July 1989, a lease amendment gave daily airport operation and maintenance responsibility to the TAA.[11]: 13
The number of take-offs and landings exceeded 300,000 in 1978.[10] Also in 1978, the airport was renamed Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport to honor its namesake's service on the TAIT Board of Trustees.[3] In 1989, the airport installed an instrument landing system (ILS).[10]
Throughout the past fifty years, the airport has grown to become a hub of business and economic activity for the Tulsa region. It now includes three runways, over two hundred commercial and private hangars, and over 500 based aircraft. In 2008, RVS was the fifth busiest general aviation airport in the country.[12] Much of the airport's activity comes directly from its seven flight schools. Including Tulsa Community College Professional Pilot School and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology.[13] On 1 April 2011 an MD-80 donated by American Airlines was flown to the airport to replace the aging Boeing 727 then used for training Tulsa Technology Center students.[14][15][16]
On November 9, 2021, the TAIT Board of Trustees announced that the facility would be renamed Tulsa Riverside Airport, effective January 1, 2022, with its code (RVS) remaining the same.[3] This was done to clear up confusion with Jones Memorial Airport in Bristow.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Tulsa Riverside Airport covers an area of 664 acres (269 ha) at an elevation of 638 feet (194 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways with asphalt surfaces: 1L/19R is 5,102 by 100 feet (1,555 x 30 m); 1R/19L is 4,208 by 100 feet (1,283 x 30 m); 13/31 is 2,641 by 50 feet (805 x 15 m).[1] 120 acres (0.49 km2) are leased to the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners for the operation of South Lakes Golf Course.[17]
For the 12-month period ending October 10, 2018, the airport’s traffic was 60% local general aviation, 37% transient general aviation, 1% air taxi, and less than 1% each of military and commercial.[7] At that time there were 313 aircraft based at this airport, with 257 single-engine, 31 multi-engine, 14 jets, 7 helicopters and 4 gliders.[7]
Airport observation area
The airport observation area from across the street
In 2009 and again in 2010 the TAA held fundraising golf tournaments to create what they called "a first-class observation area" in an effort to discourage drivers from pulling over on 91st street directly adjacent to the airport to watch the aircraft landing. They initially built six parking spaces outside the fence on the southwest side of the airport. Since the two golf tournaments the TAA has begun to sell brick pavers around the gazebo that will be built on the site and they have begun selling taxiway lights that have been removed and replaced by LED lights, and rewired as LED desk lamps. When complete the observation area will have a gazebo, security guard shack, and restroom. Currently an elevated viewing platform, enlarged airport diagram, and six picnic tables on concrete slabs have been completed and installed. Thus far all the work on the observation area has been completed by Tulsa Airport Authority employees except for the enlarged airport diagram which was completed as part of a Boy Scout Eagle project.[18]
References
^ abcFAA Airport Form 5010 for RVS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
^"National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) – Current Airports, 2021-2025, Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with Activity and Development Estimate, Page A-85" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^"National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2021-2025" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. p. 11. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^"How Jones-Riverside Airport got Tulsa ready for the Jet Age". Michael Overall, Tulsa World, November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
^ abc"Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^"Tulsa International Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^"Will Rogers World Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^"Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (A Component Unit of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma) FINANCIAL REPORT June 30, 2011 and 2010" (PDF). www.sai.ok.gov. Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2012-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
^"Tulsa Tech Gets Retired American Airlines MD-80". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^"American Airlines Jet Makes Final Flight, Meets Challenge Of Landing At Jones Riverside". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^"Tulsa Tech Dedicates New MD-80 From American Airlines". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 29, 2022
FAA Terminal Procedures for RVS, effective December 29, 2022
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for RVS
AirNav airport information for KRVS
ASN accident history for RVS
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
The Impact of a General Aviation Airport on Surrounding Land Use Patterns: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport Brockway, David Arthur. ProQuest. 2007.
January 23, 2023
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Tulsa Riverside Airport IATA RVS 2 ICAO KRVS FAA LID RVS is a city owned public use airport located five nautical miles 6 mi 9 km south of the central business district of Tulsa a city in Tulsa County Oklahoma United States 1 The facility was known as Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport for several decades but was formally renamed in January 2022 to reduce confusion with another airport in Oklahoma 3 In the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021 2025 Riverside is classed as a national level nonprimary airport and a reliever airport for Tulsa International 4 National nonprimary airports are those that serve primarily general aviation GA users in metropolitan areas near major business centers and have high traffic including many jets and multi engine aircraft 5 Tulsa Riverside AirportIATA RVSICAO KRVSFAA LID RVSSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of TulsaServesTulsa OklahomaElevation AMSL638 ft 194 mCoordinates36 02 23 N 095 59 05 W 36 03972 N 95 98472 W 36 03972 95 98472 Coordinates 36 02 23 N 095 59 05 W 36 03972 N 95 98472 W 36 03972 95 98472WebsiteTulsaAirports com MapRVSLocation of airport in Oklahoma United StatesShow map of OklahomaRVSRVS the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m1L 19R 5 102 1 555 Asphalt1R 19L 4 208 1 283 Asphalt13 31 2 641 805 AsphaltStatistics 2010 Aircraft operations209 328Based aircraft270Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 The airport is the busiest in Oklahoma in terms of takeoffs and landings more than 177 000 in 2020 6 The airport averaged 534 operations per day for the 12 month period ending October 10 2018 7 making it considerably busier than Tulsa International which has an average 254 operations per day 8 or Oklahoma City s Will Rogers World Airport which has an average 302 operations per day 9 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Airport observation area 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit MD 80 landed at Jones Riverside airport April 2011 In the 1950s the city of Tulsa decided to build a second airport to alleviate congestion around Tulsa International Airport A consulting group hired by the city performed a site selection study In February 1955 the group recommended a site on the west side of the Arkansas River just north of Jenks Oklahoma Construction began in 1957 The facility originally called Riverside Airport opened on July 3 1958 At that time the airport had one 4 000 foot 1 200 m long runway an aircraft ramp and one concrete building By 1965 there were enough operations to justify building an air traffic control tower 10 In 1967 the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust TAIT was established as a public trust to operate construct and maintain airport facilities on behalf of the city of Tulsa TAIT has no authority to levy taxes and depends on airport revenues to repay any airport related debts TAIT is independent of the city but all board members are appointed by the Mayor of Tulsa and confirmed by the City Council In October 1978 TAIT leased all city aviation facilities other than police and fire heliports to the city of Tulsa acting through the Tulsa Airport Authority TAA which agreed to disburse all airport related income to TAIT In July 1989 a lease amendment gave daily airport operation and maintenance responsibility to the TAA 11 13 The number of take offs and landings exceeded 300 000 in 1978 10 Also in 1978 the airport was renamed Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport to honor its namesake s service on the TAIT Board of Trustees 3 In 1989 the airport installed an instrument landing system ILS 10 Throughout the past fifty years the airport has grown to become a hub of business and economic activity for the Tulsa region It now includes three runways over two hundred commercial and private hangars and over 500 based aircraft In 2008 RVS was the fifth busiest general aviation airport in the country 12 Much of the airport s activity comes directly from its seven flight schools Including Tulsa Community College Professional Pilot School and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 13 On 1 April 2011 an MD 80 donated by American Airlines was flown to the airport to replace the aging Boeing 727 then used for training Tulsa Technology Center students 14 15 16 On November 9 2021 the TAIT Board of Trustees announced that the facility would be renamed Tulsa Riverside Airport effective January 1 2022 with its code RVS remaining the same 3 This was done to clear up confusion with Jones Memorial Airport in Bristow 3 Facilities and aircraft EditTulsa Riverside Airport covers an area of 664 acres 269 ha at an elevation of 638 feet 194 m above mean sea level It has three runways with asphalt surfaces 1L 19R is 5 102 by 100 feet 1 555 x 30 m 1R 19L is 4 208 by 100 feet 1 283 x 30 m 13 31 is 2 641 by 50 feet 805 x 15 m 1 120 acres 0 49 km2 are leased to the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners for the operation of South Lakes Golf Course 17 For the 12 month period ending October 10 2018 the airport s traffic was 60 local general aviation 37 transient general aviation 1 air taxi and less than 1 each of military and commercial 7 At that time there were 313 aircraft based at this airport with 257 single engine 31 multi engine 14 jets 7 helicopters and 4 gliders 7 Airport observation area Edit The airport observation area from across the street Airport Observation Area TypeObservation AreaLocationTulsa Riverside AirportCoordinates36 01 55 N 95 59 26 W 36 031966 N 95 990488 W 36 031966 95 990488 Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport Observation Area Area0 6 acres 2 400 m2 Created2009 2009 Operated byTulsa Airport AuthorityOpenAll yearWebsitehttp tulsaairports com index cfm id 83 amp tertFlag 6In 2009 and again in 2010 the TAA held fundraising golf tournaments to create what they called a first class observation area in an effort to discourage drivers from pulling over on 91st street directly adjacent to the airport to watch the aircraft landing They initially built six parking spaces outside the fence on the southwest side of the airport Since the two golf tournaments the TAA has begun to sell brick pavers around the gazebo that will be built on the site and they have begun selling taxiway lights that have been removed and replaced by LED lights and rewired as LED desk lamps When complete the observation area will have a gazebo security guard shack and restroom Currently an elevated viewing platform enlarged airport diagram and six picnic tables on concrete slabs have been completed and installed Thus far all the work on the observation area has been completed by Tulsa Airport Authority employees except for the enlarged airport diagram which was completed as part of a Boy Scout Eagle project 18 References Edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for RVS PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective May 31 2012 IATA Airport Code Search RVS Tulsa R Lloyd Jones International Air Transport Association Retrieved December 15 2012 a b c d Banks Shelby November 9 2021 Richard Lloyd Jones Jr airport renamed Tulsa Riverside Airport Tulsa Oklahoma KOKI TV Retrieved November 9 2021 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems NPIAS Current Airports 2021 2025 Appendix A List of NPIAS Airports with Activity and Development Estimate Page A 85 PDF Federal Aviation Administration Retrieved June 15 2021 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2021 2025 PDF Federal Aviation Administration p 11 Retrieved June 15 2021 How Jones Riverside Airport got Tulsa ready for the Jet Age Michael Overall Tulsa World November 14 2021 Retrieved November 14 2021 a b c Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport AirNav com Retrieved June 16 2021 Tulsa International Airport AirNav com Retrieved June 16 2021 Will Rogers World Airport AirNav com Retrieved June 16 2021 a b c Brockway 2007 p 39 sfn error no target CITEREFBrockway2007 help Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust A Component Unit of the City of Tulsa Oklahoma FINANCIAL REPORT June 30 2011 and 2010 PDF www sai ok gov Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust 5 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2020 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 08 28 Retrieved 2012 04 08 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Tulsa International Airport February 07 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 02 07 Retrieved 2012 04 08 Tulsa Tech Gets Retired American Airlines MD 80 Retrieved 26 January 2018 American Airlines Jet Makes Final Flight Meets Challenge Of Landing At Jones Riverside Retrieved 26 January 2018 Tulsa Tech Dedicates New MD 80 From American Airlines Retrieved 26 January 2018 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on July 17 2011 Retrieved September 25 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Tulsa International Airport February 12 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 02 12 Retrieved 2012 04 08 External links EditR L Jones Jr Airport RVS Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective December 29 2022 FAA Terminal Procedures for RVS effective December 29 2022 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for RVS AirNav airport information for KRVS ASN accident history for RVS FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures The Impact of a General Aviation Airport on Surrounding Land Use Patterns Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport Brockway David Arthur ProQuest 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tulsa Riverside Airport amp oldid 1133797138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
