KRIL· RIL· Rifle
Garfield County Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 5,548 ft (1691 m)
12:22Z 01:58Z Day
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Current METARVFR
25 min ago·20:53ZKRIL 242053Z AUTO 28020G32KT 10SM 19/M12 A2976 RMK AO2 PK WND 29034/2009 SLP044 T01941122 56027
Wind
280° 20 kt (gust 32 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
19°C / −12°C
temp / dew
QNH
1008 hPa
29.76 inHg
Clouds
—
Weather
—
Station
KRIL
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 34 knots from 290 degrees at 20:09 sea level pressure of 1004.4 HPa hourly temperature of 19.4°C and dew point of -12.2°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.7 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (5)
- FL350E75L10 min agoTURB LGT
- FL370E29521 min ago
- FL230A21N40 min agoTURB LGT
- FL250BE2041 min agoTURB LGT
- FL200PRM144 min agoTURB MOD
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
08/262134 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 08/26 | TW 20 kt | XW 3 kt L |
39.5263°, -107.7270°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 08/26 (use 26) | Preferred | HW 20 | 3 R | Gusts to 32 kt — verdict may shift mid-roll |
Density altitude
7,488 ft
elevation 5,548 ft
ISA deviation
+15.0°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Garfield County Regional Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 20:33 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/20Z → 25/02Z26020G34KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 26020G34KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
TAF AMD KRIL 241931Z 2420/2518 26020G34KT P6SM FEW250
VFRFM25/02Z → 25/11Z24012G23KT · 6 SM · SCT130 BKN250
Wind: 24012G23KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT130 BKN250
FM250200 24012G23KT P6SM SCT130 BKN250
VFRFM25/11Z → 25/17Z0000KT · 6 SM · SCT100 BKN120
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT100 BKN120
FM251100 00000KT P6SM SCT100 BKN120
VFRFM25/17Z → 25/18Z2608KT · 6 SM · FEW100 FEW250
Wind: 2608KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100 FEW250
FM251700 26008KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF AMD KRIL 241931Z 2420/2518 26020G34KT P6SM FEW250 FM250200 24012G23KT P6SM SCT130 BKN250 FM251100 00000KT P6SM SCT100 BKN120 FM251700 26008KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
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