Red Bluff Municipal Airport - RBL Red Bluff, CA, United States
Red Bluff Municipal Airport with the IATA code RBL is a publicly-owned air field facility located two miles south of the city of Red Bluff in Tehama County, California. It became activated as an airport open to the public in 1948. Although its status is still operational, there are no scheduled airline flights since United Airlines dropped Red Bluff as far back as 1952 while Pacific Airlines left in 1962. Today, the airport has very few or sometimes no airline flights at all. The RBL Airport currently only serves general aviation (private transport and recreational flying) and a few transient aircraft.
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RBL Airport occupies an area of 602 acres. It makes use of one asphalt runway in excellent condition.In 2017, air taxi operations reached 1,000 while itinerant operations tallied at 15,000 and local operations numbered to 10,000. There were also 150 military operations. Some places in Northern California that are in the immediate environs of Red Bluff Municipal Airport are Cottonwood, Lewiston and Shasta Lake.
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Airport hotels found nearby are known for their value for money. Three of the nearest which are only less than 3 miles away are the Americas Best Value Inn Red Bluff, the budget-friendly Days Inn Red Bluff and the comfy Best Western Antelope Inn & Suites.
Another airport that serves the nearby Shasta County is the Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) only 15.5 miles from RBL Airport and it is one of two airports in the city of Redding.
