FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RIL |
| Lat/Long: | 39-31-34.7000N / 107-43-37.0000W
39-31.578333N / 107-43.616667W
39.5263056 / -107.7269444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5548 ft. / 1691.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of RIFLE, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI & REIL RYS 08 & 26 AND ODALS RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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 |
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| RIL at field | | RIFLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 12E |
| 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 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS, SELF-SERVICE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 7011 x 100 ft. / 2137 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 85.0 | | Double tandem: | 137.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 39-31.607693N | | 39-31.550347N |
| Longitude: | 107-44.360417W | | 107-42.871517W |
| Elevation: | 5460.9 ft. | | 5548.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 093 true | | 261 magnetic, 273 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| 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
108 8TH ST #213
GLENWOOD SPRNGS, CO 81601-3303
Phone 970-625-1091 |
| Manager: | BRIAN CONDIE
0375 COUNTY RD 352 BLDG 1070
RIFLE, CO 81650
Phone 970-625-1091 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 136/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | <1% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFTER WINTER SNOW STORMS AIRPORT OPENS BEFORE ALL TAXIWAYS ARE CLEAR. |
| - | OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
| - | RWY SLICK WHEN WET, ARPT MANAGER RECOMMENDS LDG UPHILL ON RWY 08 WHEN ABLE. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 14:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 03:29:32 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 20:29:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KRIL | 100253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 OVC080 M05/M08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP207 T10501083 52014
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K5SM
17nm E | 100309Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT030 M10/M11 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KRIL | 092327Z 1000/1024 20003KT P6SM SCT070 FM100400 15003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM101600 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM102200 27003KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN080
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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