Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, KRIL has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Garfield County Regional Airport in Rifle, CO, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL) is a regional airport serving Rifle, CO at a field elevation of 5,537 ft. KRIL reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 7,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.275.
Wind calm, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg.
METAR KRIL 280853Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 04/01 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00390011 53003 $
What changed at KRIL?
Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KRIL
KRIL has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,350 ft (field elevation 5,537 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KRIL by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 2 ground stops and 8 ground delay programs for RIL between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 8 days. The reason was always traffic volume. A typical ground stop lasted about 2 h 8 min.
KRIL reported VFR in 96% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 331 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 6% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually fog and low visibility rather than low ceilings (visibility under 3 miles 2% of hours, ceilings under 1,000 ft 1%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 26 had the best headwind 56% of the time, runway 08 44%, and winds were calm 39% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 2% of hours.
Snow fell on about 45 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 1. From December to February KRIL was IFR or worse 5% of the time, against under 1% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 45 days a year. 73% of storm hours fall in July, August and September, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Field elevation is 5,537 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 8,543 ft, 3,006 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 7,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 26 | 7,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KRIL runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/267,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRILWind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KRIL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KRIL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GJT UA /OV GJT120005/TM 0340/FLDURD/TP E170/TB MOD TB 100-70
GJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GJT120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD TB 100-70Turbulence: moderate tb 100-70.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KRIL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KRIL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 60%
- 08
- 40%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KRIL 280520Z 2806/2906 09007KT P6SM SKC FM281400 22005KT P6SM SKC FM281800 27007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM290100 09007KT P6SM SCT090 BKN200
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KRIL's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 7,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure · Bulk, high pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KRIL
- IATA
- RIL
- FAA LID
- RIL
- City
- Rifle
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,537 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5263, -107.7270
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.275 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 15h 16m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Sunnyside Aviation - Co Rd 244 , Rifle, CO · 5 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KRIL
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KRIL reported VFR conditions during about 95.9% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 331 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.6 kt, calm 32.7% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 89.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 91.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 94.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 95.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| May | 98.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 98.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 98.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 96.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 95.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 89.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 kt |
| Feb | 3.9 kt |
| Mar | 5.1 kt |
| Apr | 6.4 kt |
| May | 6.0 kt |
| Jun | 6.0 kt |
| Jul | 5.0 kt |
| Aug | 4.7 kt |
| Sep | 4.5 kt |
| Oct | 4.1 kt |
| Nov | 3.4 kt |
| Dec | 3.0 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Garfield County Regional Airport (KRIL)
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