🇺🇸 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County

Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV/KRHV) is a publicly owned general aviation airport located in the eastern part of San Jose, California, approximately four miles southeast of downtown San Jose. It serves as a reliever airport for San Jose International Airport (SJC).

• Location and Basic Runway Information: The airport is situated on 179 acres of land. It has two asphalt runways, both 75 feet wide:
• Runway 13L/31R: 3,100 feet long.
• Runway 13R/31L: 3,099 feet long.

The surveyed elevation is 135 feet MSL. A control tower operates from 07:00 to 22:00 local time.

• Known Uses: RHV is primarily used for general aviation, including:
• Aircraft rental and flight training (e.g., Air Accord, Trade Winds Aviation, Nice Air Aviation, AeroDynamic Aviation).
• Aircraft maintenance (e.g., Aerodynamic Aviation, Nik's Aircraft, Victory Aero Maintenance).
• Aircraft sales (e.g., Trade Winds Aviation).
• Charter services (e.g., Gary Air).
• Pilot supplies (e.g., Pilot Shoppe).
• Education, with San Jose State University's aviation program relocating there in 2010.

The airport also provides fuel services (Jet-A, G100, UL94).

• Historical Significance: Groundbreaking for the airport occurred in 1937, and it became operational in September 1942. It was a single-runway airport until 1965, and the control tower opened in 1967. Reid-Hillview has been used for emergency operations, notably for an emergency supply airlift following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and during the 2020 SCU Lightning Complex fires. Santa Clara County has voted to begin the process of closing the airport in 2031.

*Sources researched: faa.gov, airports.santaclaracounty.gov, skyvector.com, airnav.com, en.wikipedia.org*