Garfield County Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Garfield County | ||||||||||
| Serves | Garfield County, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Location | Rifle, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,537 ft / 1,688 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[edit]
Garfield County Regional Airport covers an area of 517 acres (209 ha) at an elevation of 5,537 feet (1,688 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 14,382 aircraft operations, an average of 39 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 glider.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RIL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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 April 18, 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