Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (KRHV), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County is a towered general aviation airport in San Jose, California, with two parallel paved runways. Business aviation traffic here is modest, with FAA TFMSC data showing 602 operations in 2025.
Runways
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 13L/31R, is 3,100 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport has Jet A, G100UL and UL94 available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Norman y Mineta San Jose International (KSJC), 6 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport recorded 602 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KRHV builds through the year and peaks in November, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 79 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery when the tower is closed, contact NorCal Approach.
Runway 31R serves as the calm wind runway when the control tower is closed.
When the tower is closed, pilots must activate REIL on runways 13L and 31R and MIRL on runway 13L/31R via CTAF. PAPI on runways 13L, 31R, and 31L operate continuously.
Runway 13R/31L is unlighted.
A 6-foot fence stands 150 feet from the threshold near runway 31L, and a road edge lies 155 feet from the threshold on runways 31R and 31L.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold on runway 13L is 30:1.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold on runway 13R is 27:1.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold is 33:1.
The approach ratio to the displaced threshold on runway 31R is 34:1.
Pilots should be alert and avoid confusing street lights northeast of and parallel to the RHV runways with runway lights. Pilots should ensure proper activation of pilot-controlled airport surface lighting.
Pure jet aircraft are not permitted, and surplus military aircraft may not operate here unless they meet FAR 36 noise criteria.
Turns below 500 feet are prohibited when leaving the pattern, except for runway 31R departures. Pilots departing runway 31R should make a slight right turn as soon as practicable to avoid a school half a mile off the departure end.
Birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Touch-and-go landings are prohibited between 2100 and 0700.
Simulated emergencies are not permitted within the airport traffic area.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport has five airfields within 22 NM. The closest is Norman y Mineta San Jose International (KSJC), 5.50 NM west.
Part of the San Francisco Bay Area area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KRHV
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KRHV.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What is the runway situation at KRHV?
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County operates two parallel asphalt runways, 13L/31R and 13R/31L, each roughly 3,100 feet long and 75 feet wide. Runway 13R/31L is unlighted, and pure jet aircraft are not permitted to use the field.
Is fuel available at Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County?
Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County stocks Jet A, G100UL, and UL94. The field is attended daily from 0800 to 1800 local time.
Where does KRHV traffic clear customs?
KRHV has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs facility is at KSJC, about 5.5 nautical miles away.