Rifle Garfield County Airport
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rifle Garfield County Airport
| image =
| IATA = RIL
| ICAO = KRIL
| FAA = RIL
| type = Public
| owner = Garfield County
| operator =
| city-served = Garfield County, Colorado
| location = Rifle, Colorado
| website = {{Official website|https://www.rifleairport.com/}}
| elevation-f = 5,537
| elevation-m = 1,688
| coordinates = {{coord|39.526049|-107.725752|region:US-CO_type:airport|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Colorado
| r1-number = 8/26
| r1-length-f = 7,000
| r1-length-m = 2,134
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2018
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=RIL|use=PU|own=PU|site=02711.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
}}
Rifle Garfield County Airport {{airport codes|RIL|KRIL|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. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems] for 2009–2013: [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part2.pdf Appendix A: Part 2 (PDF, 1.04 MB)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185646/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2009/npias_2009_appA_part2.pdf |date=June 6, 2011 }}. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
Facilities and aircraft
Rifle Garfield County Airport covers an area of {{convert|517|acre|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).
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.
Airlines and destinations
See also
References
External links
- [http://www.rifleairport.com/ Rifle Garfield County Airport]
- [http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/aeronautics/colorado-airport-system/ColoradoAirportMap/RIL Rifle Garfield County Airport (RIL)] at Colorado DOT
- [http://www.atlanticaviation.com/Locations/RIL.aspx Atlantic Aviation], the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=39.5263&lon=-107.7269&w=700&h=400&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of 20 September 1993] from USGS The National Map
- {{FAA-procedures|RIL}}
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Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Garfield County, Colorado