Garfield County Regional Airport

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 5,548 ft / 1,691 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 7,011 2,137 Asphalt

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

Garfield County Regional Airport covers an area of 338 acres (137 ha) at an elevation of 5,548 feet (1,691 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,011 by 100 feet (2,137 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 4, 2008, the airport had 7,105 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 83% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 1% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 12% jet, 2% helicopter and 3% glider.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for RIL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
  2. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

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