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Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 07/01/1940, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 338 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 02711.*A, Location ID: RIL, Region: Northwest Mountain, District Office: DEN, Unicom Frequency: 122.800 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.800 Hz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Denver, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: DEN, Tie-In FSS Name: Denver, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 5548 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2005-02-03), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCD, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZDV, Boundary ARTCC Name: Denver, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: RIL, Last Inspection Date: 06/04/2008, Inspection Group: FAA airports field personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location
State: Colorado, County: Garfield, City: Rifle, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 39° 31' 34.700'', Lng: -107° 43' 37'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 39.526306, Lng: -107.726944, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2005-02-03), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (E), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 06/04/2007 - 06/04/2008, Commercial Operations: 43, Air Taxi Operations: 1,137, Itinerant Operations: 3,560, Local Operations: 2,350, Military Operations: 15
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 42, Multi Engine Aircraft: 8, Jet Engine Aircraft: 7, Helicopters: 1, Gliders Operational: 2
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 12E (Year 1995), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: Low pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AFRT,AMB,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL