FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI & REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.
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 good condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| 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: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 33 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Jet airplanes: | | 11 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | 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 03 May 2007 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (546KB) |
| GPS RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (464KB) |
| GPS RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (463KB) |
| LOC/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (540KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-C **CHANGED** | |
download (525KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
Departure Procedures |
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| EDUKY TWO (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (146KB) |
| UYRIG ONE (RNAV) | |
download (158KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| SQUAT TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) **NEW** | |
download (94KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (46KB) |
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 |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 02:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 03:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 00:46:49 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Jul-2008 18:46:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KRIL | 052353Z AUTO 18017G25KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 23/10 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 18029/2334 LTG DSNT E AND SE TSE2256B00E44RAE42 SLP118 P0003 60003 T02280100 10333 20206 51014
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K5SM
17nm E | 060034Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT022 BKN042 OVC060 12/06 A3051 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KRIL | 052331Z 060024 31007KT P6SM SCT100CB BKN150 TEMPO 0001 VRB20G30KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM0300 14004KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM1800 30008KT P6SM SCT110 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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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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