Garfield County Regional Airport

Airport in Rifle, Colorado

Garfield County Regional Airport

* IATA: RIL
* ICAO: KRIL
* FAA LID: RIL

Summary
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 / 39.526049; -107.725752
Website| Official website
Map

Garfield County Regional Airport

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
8/26  | 7,000  | 2,134  | Asphalt

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

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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]

## Airlines and destinations

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Airlines| Destinations

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Aero |  Seasonal charter: Los Angeles–Van Nuys[3]

## See also

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* List of airports in Colorado

## References

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1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RIL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ https://aero.com/where-we-fly

## External links

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* 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 October 31, 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