# Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL / KRIL)

**Garfield County Regional Airport** (IATA: RIL, ICAO: KRIL) is a medium airport in Rifle, Colorado, United States. It opened in Jul 1940. It has one runway, 7,000 ft (2,134 m) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 824 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kril

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RIL / KRIL
- FAA: RIL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Rifle, Colorado, United States
- Opened: Jul 1940
- Elevation: 5,537 ft / 1,688 m
- Coordinates: 39.5263, -107.7270
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 3 departures, 3 arrivals
- Passengers: 824 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.rifleairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_Garfield_County_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275622
- Weather station: KRIL
- Ident: KRIL

## Timeline

- Jul 1940: Garfield County Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 440 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 824 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 824 (2022) | #3,336 of 3,974 | #886 in North America | #644 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | =631 in US |
| Elevation | 5,537 ft / 1,688 m | #1,425 of 43,403 | #732 in North America | #542 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.275 |
| CNTR | DENVER CNTR | 134.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [EGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kege.md) Eagle County Regional Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [ASE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kase.md) Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · 50 mi / 81 km
- [GJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgjt.md) Grand Junction Regional Airport · 51 mi / 82 km
- [MTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtj.md) Montrose Regional Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [HDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khdn.md) Yampa Valley Airport · 71 mi / 115 km
- [GUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kguc.md) Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · 81 mi / 130 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kril/data