Garfield County Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Garfield County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Garfield County, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Location | Rifle, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,548 ft / 1,691 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°31′34″N 107°43′33″W / 39.526049°N 107.725752°W | ||||||||||
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Garfield County Regional Airport (IATA: RIL, ICAO: KRIL, FAA LID: RIL) is a county-owned public-use airport in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Rifle, Colorado.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Garfield County Regional Airport covers an area of 338 acres (137 ha) at an elevation of 5,548 feet (1,691 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,011 by 100 feet (2,137 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 4, 2008, the airport had 7,105 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 83% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 1% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 12% jet, 2% helicopter and 3% glider.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RIL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB) Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
External links
- Garfield County Regional Airport
- Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) at Colorado DOT
- Atlantic Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of 20 September 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RIL, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RIL
- AirNav airport information for KRIL
- ASN accident history for RIL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures