# Richmond Airport (08R)

**Richmond Airport** (FAA: 08R) is a small airport in West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It opened in Jun 1955. It has one runway, 2,129 ft (649 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08r

## At a glance

- FAA: 08R
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
- Opened: Jun 1955
- Elevation: 130 ft / 40 m
- Coordinates: 41.4895, -71.6206
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,129 ft / 649 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Airport_(Rhode_Island) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7330764
- Weather station: KOQU
- Ident: 08R

## Timeline

- Jun 1955: Richmond Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,129 ft / 649 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,129 ft / 649 m | =23,651 of 29,858 | #11,235 in North America | #9,823 in US |
| Elevation | 130 ft / 40 m | =35,889 of 43,403 | =16,283 in North America | =13,652 in US |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =2,816 in North America | =2,748 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CT21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct21.md) Sunnyvale Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [CT32](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct32.md) Gallup Farm Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [NCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koqu.md) Quonset State Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [WST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwst.md) Westerly State Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [CT48](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ct48.md) Wychwood Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [RI11](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ri11.md) Riconn Airport · 17 mi / 27 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08r/data