FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 16CO |
| Lat/Long: | 39-24-35.8200N / 108-05-08.4000W 39-24.597000N / 108-05.140000W 39.4099500 / -108.0856667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5331 ft. / 1625 m |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of PARACHUTE, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 81635 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 05/2007 |
| Sectional chart: | |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at RIL (18 nm NE): | 135.275 (970-625-2206) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RILr235/18.5 | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 12E |
| JNCr042/39.0 | | GRAND JUNCTION VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 15E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 1900 x 65 ft. / 579 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 300 ft. from runway | | 20 ft. pline, marked, 700 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DONALD R. THROM 1689 COUNTY ROAD PARACHUTE, CO 81635 Phone 970-285-1955 |
| Manager: | DONALD R. THROM 1689 COUNTY ROAD PARACHUTE, CO 81635 Phone 970-285-1955 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 16CO.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRIL - Garfield County Regional Airport (18 nm NE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (27 nm SW)
KEEO - Meeker Airport (39 nm N)
KMTJ - Montrose Regional Airport (55 nm S)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (56 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 23:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2008 04:11:54 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Dec-2008 21:11:54 |
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| METAR |
KRIL 18nm NE | 050353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW055 OVC085 00/M07 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00001072 FZRANO
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KGJT 27nm SW | 050353Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN070 03/M06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP251 T00281061
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K5SM 33nm E | 050228Z AUTO 10SM SCT001 SCT008 BKN014 A3018 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRIL 18nm NE | 042328Z 0500/0524 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 OVC100 FM050400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 FM050700 VRB03KT P6SM FEW110 FM051600 23005KT P6SM SCT070 FM051900 26005KT P6SM SCT090 SCT250
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