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CO85 Rifle Junction Heliport
Rifle, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: CO85
Lat/Long: 39-32-27.0700N 107-45-51.8200W
39-32.451167N 107-45.863667W
39.5408528,-107.7643944
(estimated)
Elevation: 5609 ft. / 1710 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1995)
From city: 2 miles E of RIFLE, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81650

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1997
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at RIL (1.9 nm SE): 135.275 (970-625-2206)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RILr280/2.2RIFLE VOR/DME113.3510E
EKRr158/32.5MEEKER VOR/DME115.2009E
SXWr250/36.1SNOW VOR/DME109.2012E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 20 x 20 ft. / 6 x 6 m
Surface: dirt
Latitude: 39-32.451167N
Longitude: 107-45.863667W
Elevation: 5609.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CENTURYLINK
9666 METRO AIRPORT AVE
BROOMFIELD, CO 80012
Phone (303) 643-4972
Manager: DARREN ALMSKOG
9666 METRO AIRPORT AVE
BROOKFIELD, CO 80012
Phone (303) 304-9960
LYLE BORDERS 303-643-4963

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 HAS +50 FT TWR 100 FT S OF HELIPAD.
- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CO85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRIL - Rifle Garfield County Airport (2 nm SE)
KEEO - Meeker Coulter Field Airport (31 nm N)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (40 nm E)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (43 nm SW)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (46 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4412:44
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset19:2501:25
Evening civil twilight19:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Mar-2026 07:51:58
Local (UTC-6)  23-Mar-2026 01:51:58
 
METAR
KRIL 
2nm E 		230653Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 09/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP143 T00891061 402500056
K5SM 
19nm E 		230735Z AUTO 10SM CLR 05/M10 A3038 RMK AO2
TAF
KRIL 
2nm E 		230520Z 2306/2406 12004KT P6SM SCT250 FM231900 28013G23KT P6SM BKN250 FM240100 31011G19KT P6SM OVC110 FM240200 04009KT P6SM OVC110 FM240500 14005KT P6SM BKN140
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