Richland Airport (IATA: RLD, ICAO: KRLD, FAA LID: RLD) is a public airport in the northwest United States, located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Richland, a city in Benton County, Washington.

[1] The airport, originally named Atomic Energy Field, was constructed in 1943 by the United States Atomic Energy Commission for use by personnel at the Hanford Site.

[2][3] The Port of Benton acquired the airport in December 1961, opening it for public use.

[1] For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 29,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day.

There are 202 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 1% helicopter, 4% glider and 6% ultralight.