DOC / NGFA-V3 INDUSTRIAL / REV 06.02.2026 A/B DESIGN STUDY
NGFA / FLIGHT TRAINING ORGANIZATION
NextGen Flying Academy
RIVERSIDE / KRAL  ·  REDLANDS / KREI
§ AOPA DISTINGUISHED FLIGHT SCHOOL — 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 280+ VFR DAYS / YEAR
Student pilots and a CFI on the ramp at Riverside Municipal Airport (KRAL)
FIELD / KRAL
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL
N33°57' W117°27'
ELEV 819 MSL · TPA 1900 MSL
RWY 09/27 · 5,401 FT
TWR 121.0 / GND 121.6

Flight School at KRAL

§ ADDRESS
6951 FLIGHT RD STE 106 · RIVERSIDE CA 92504
§ PHONE
951.590.3572
§ TYPE
CLASS D · TOWERED · PART 61 + 141

Our primary training facility. Both FAA Part 61 and FAA Part 141. Full single-engine and multi-engine fleet. Complex aircraft for commercial requirements. Direct access to some of the most diverse training airspace in the country.

If you're on a career track, this is where you'll base your training.

§ 1 / FIELD About The Airport

Class D towered, 819 feet MSL, single 5,401-foot runway (09/27). Tower 0700 to 2100 local. After-hours operations transition to CTAF, giving students experience in both controlled and uncontrolled environments at the same field.

Field facts that matter:

  • Class D tower · radio communication with a real controller from day one
  • 5,401-foot runway · comfortable margin for all training aircraft including the Beechcraft Duchess
  • GPS/RNAV and ILS approaches · Runway 09 has a full ILS, ideal for instrument training
  • Class B transition to Ontario (KONT) 10 NM north, LAX 50 NM west
  • March ARB (KRIV) Class C · 5 NM southeast, military airspace exposure
§ 2 / AIRSPACE Airspace Within 30 NM

What career-track students see in any professional cockpit:

  • Class B: Ontario (KONT), Los Angeles (KLAX)
  • Class C: March ARB (KRIV)
  • Class D: Riverside (KRAL), Chino (KCNO), Corona (KAJO), Long Beach (KLGB), Fullerton (KFUL)
  • Class G practice areas south and east
  • Special use: R-2515 at Edwards AFB, W-289 over the Pacific

Cross-country students routinely fly to San Diego (KSAN), Catalina (KAVX), Palm Springs (KPSP), and Big Bear (KL35).

§ 3 / TRAINING Training At Riverside

Part 141 structured training

Riverside is our Part 141 facility. FAA-approved structured syllabus with formal stage checks. Lower hour minimums (35 hr PPL, 190 hr commercial vs Part 61's 40 and 250). Eligible for VA benefits / GI Bill subject to current VA approval.

Part 61 flexible training

Most Riverside students train Part 61. Same FAA Airman Certification Standards. Your pace.

Every program available here

Including the ones not offered at Redlands: Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine, CFI/CFII/MEI, ATP checkride prep, and Career Track (Zero to Hero).

§ 4 / FLEET What's On The Ramp

Cessna 152, Cessna 172 (glass and steam panel variants), Piper Warrior PA-28, Piper Cherokee Arrow PA-28R (complex), Beechcraft Duchess BE-76 (multi-engine), Redbird simulator.

Training aircraft departing Riverside Municipal (KRAL) on a cross-country flight
DEPARTURE · RWY 27 · CROSS-COUNTRY TO PACIFIC § 4.1 / FIG 02