KRIL· RIL· Rifle
Garfield County Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,548 ft (1691 m)
12:32Z 01:57Z Day
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Current METARVFR
47 min ago·23:02ZKRIL 232302Z AUTO 03010G24KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A3020 RMK AO2 TSE2256 T02780067
Wind
030° 10 kt (gust 24 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
28°C / 7°C
temp / dew
QNH
1023 hPa
30.20 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KRIL
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator thunderstorm ending at 22:56 hourly temperature of 27.8°C and dew point of 6.7°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV23 22:55Z → 24 00:55ZSFC – 44,000 ft
PIREPs (0)
None reported in area.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
08/262134 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 08/26 | HW 5 kt | XW 9 kt L |
39.5263°, -107.7270°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 08/26 (use 08) | Preferred | HW 5 | 9 L | Gusts to 24 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll |
Density altitude
8,163 ft
elevation 5,548 ft
ISA deviation
+24.0°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KRIL
- ASOS135.275
- CNTRDENVER CNTR134.500
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIL | VOR-DME | 110.60 MHz | 0.5 | MEDIUM |
| CQL | NDB | 344 kHz | 27.2 | MEDIUM |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 08/267,000 ft (2,134 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KRIL
Wind18 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp33°C
QNH1022 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=274
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Garfield County Regional Airport
Diagram unavailable for Garfield County Regional Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:45 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
PROB30 VFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/00Z29010KT · 6 SM · SCT080 BKN250
Wind: 29010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT080 BKN250
TAF KRIL 231742Z 2318/2418 29010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250
VFRPROB3023/18Z → 24/00ZVRB15G25KT · -TSRA · BKN100(CB)sn
Wind: VRB15G25KT
Weather: -TSRA
Clouds: BKN100(CB)sn
PROB30 2318/2324 VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN100CB
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/03Z0308KT · 6 SM · FEW090 SCT200
Wind: 0308KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW090 SCT200
FM240000 03008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT200
VFRFM24/03Z → 24/12Z1105KT · 6 SM · FEW100 SCT250
Wind: 1105KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100 SCT250
FM240300 11005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
VFRFM24/12Z → 24/18ZVRB3KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: VRB3KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM241200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KRIL 231742Z 2318/2418 29010KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 PROB30 2318/2324 VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN100CB FM240000 03008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT200 FM240300 11005KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM241200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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