Rio Vista Airport
Rio Vista Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Old hangers at the (now dismantled) Rio Vista airport were repurposed into commercial/industrial properties following it’s closure. | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | City of Rio Vista | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Rio Vista, California | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 43 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°10′15.96″N 121°41′17.17″W / 38.1711000°N 121.6881028°W | ||||||||||||||
Interactive map of Rio Vista Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Rio Vista Airport was a public airport located northeast of Rio Vista, serving Solano County, California, USA. This general aviation airport had two runways.
The airport was closed in 1995 due to flooding and beginning in 1993 operations were moved to the new airport, the Rio Vista Municipal Airport.[1]
"Flying Down to Rio" Restaurant
In March 1982 a man named Bob Reichert opened a restaurant on the airfield named Flying Down to Rio (after a film of the same name). A Douglas DC-4 (tail number "D54DO", a converted Skymaster C-54) was purchased from a Brazilian Airline and taken to Rio Vista by barge from Oakland[2]. The bar and bistro changed ownership several times[2][3][4] and closed sometime after March of 1985[5]. The DC-4 air frame was dismantled and sent to the Travis AFB Museum after the restaurant closed[6].
See also
References
- ^ Freeman, Paul. "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California, Southwestern Sacramento area". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ a b Rico, Richard (October 10, 1982). "Rio Vista's DC4 Diner". Vacaville Reporter. pp. 7A. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ "Fictitious Business Names Statement #638 84". River News-Herald & Iselton Journal. May 9, 1984. p. 13.
- ^ ""Flying Down to Rio" Cafe Under New Management". River News-Herald & Iselton Journal. May 16, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ "Business Opportunity - Flying Down to Rio". River News-Herald & Iselton Journal. March 6, 1985. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ Bachelis, Faren Maree (1987). The Pelican guide to Sacramento and the gold country. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-88289-497-3.