FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RIL |
| Lat/Long: | 39-31-35.8000N / 107-43-40.8000W 39-31.596667N / 107-43.680000W 39.5266111 / -107.7280000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5537 ft. / 1687.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of RIFLE, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81650 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26, PAPIS RY 08 & 26 & REIL RY 08 AND ODALS RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | FOR ACFT 12,500 LBS OR MORE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.275 (970-625-2206) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 134.5/327.8 (ASPEN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RIL at field | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 10E |
| EKRr149/33.7 | | MEEKER VOR/DME | | 115.20 | | 15E |
| SXWr248/34.6 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
| DBLr266/38.9 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CARBONDALE | | 271/27.2 | | 344 | | 14E | | CQL | -.-. --.- .-.. |
| EAGLE | | 246/38.3 | | 357 | | 13E | | EGE | . --. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS: 100LL SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD; JET A AFTER HOURS CALL 970-625-4833. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 43 /F/B/X/U | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 39-31.580790N | | 39-31.611947N |
| Longitude: | 107-44.423212W | | 107-42.935240W |
| Elevation: | 5470.2 ft. | | 5536.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 088 true | | 258 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.60 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GARFIELD COUNTY 0375 COUNTY RD 352 BLDG 2060 RIFLE, CO 81650 Phone 970-625-1091 |
| Manager: | BRIAN CONDIE 0375 COUNTY RD 352 BLDG 2060 RIFLE, CO 81650 Phone 970-625-1091 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFTER WINTER SNOW STORMS AIRPORT OPENS BEFORE ALL TAXIWAYS ARE CLEARED. |
| - | OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 26 | |
download (416KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 26 | |
download (356KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 08 | |
download (368KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 26 | |
download (372KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) W RWY 26 | |
download (387KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) X RWY 26 | |
download (360KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 08 | |
download (312KB) |
| LOC/DME-A | |
download (409KB) |
| VOR/DME-C | |
download (322KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| EDUKY THREE (RNAV) | |
download (134KB) |
| UYRIG THREE (RNAV) | |
download (166KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| SQUAT THREE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (105KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEEO - Meeker Airport (32 nm N)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (44 nm SE)
KGJT - Grand Junction Regional Airport (44 nm SW)
KCAG - Craig-Moffat Airport (59 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mitch Bowers
imagewerx.us
Photo taken 10-Jul-2012
from 12,500 looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Garfield County Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 13:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:30 | | 00:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:00:07 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 07:00:07 |
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| METAR |
| KRIL | 160953Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00061044 FZRANO
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K5SM 17nm E | 161010Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3016 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KRIL | 160520Z 1606/1706 34005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN130 FM160900 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT130 FM161800 32007KT P6SM SCT100 FM170200 09005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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