The Riverside Municipal Airport (Airport) is one of the busiest airports in the country that has a contract Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control Tower. In 2022, the Airport had 127,353 aircraft operations. It currently has 217 based aircraft and serves an as FAA-designed Reliver airport. The Air Traffic Control Tower is staffed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days weekly. Airport Operations staff provide a critical safety and security role at the Airport by conducting required airfield inspections, conducting perimeter inspections, responding to aircraft emergencies, minimizing wildlife hazards, detecting and removing Foreign Object Debris (FOD), managing the Riverside County Sheriff Work Release Program at the Airport, conducting aircraft hangar inspections, conductin