# Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL)

> Rifle, US · IATA: RIL · ICAO: KRIL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `RIL` |
| ICAO | `KRIL` |
| City | Rifle |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1691 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 39.52630, -107.72700 |

## Description

An August afternoon at Rifle: a single-engine air tanker rumbles off toward a smoke column while two business jets wait for clearance, overflow from Aspen further up the valley. That mix sums up Garfield County Regional (RIL / KRIL) — wildfire aviation, energy-sector charters out of the Piceance Basin gas fields, and corporate aircraft too large for Aspen's wingspan limit. The airport lies three nautical miles east of Rifle, has one asphalt runway 8/26 of 7,000 feet or about 2,134 metres, and carries no scheduled airline service, no freighters, no cargo terminal and no customs post. Atlantic Aviation runs the FBO and has completed a new heated hangar of roughly 30,000 square feet with attached office space, while taxiway and apron reconstruction work continues on the field. Freight in the Colorado River Valley travels by road instead, on the Interstate 70 that runs directly past the airport fence. Air cargo is handled at Grand Junction Regional (GJT) about an hour west or at Denver International (DEN) roughly three hours east, with Eagle County (EGE) and Aspen (ASE) relevant only for passengers.

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