Garfield County Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL · KRIL) is 6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 26 is charted right traffic.

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Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when KRIL reports it.

RWY 26RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 258° mag · 268° true
Dimensions: 7,000 × 100 ft
TPA: 6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.5°) + ODALS
ILS: ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 110.9 (RIL) · GS 3.50°
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the right downwind (heading 078°) on the 45° at 6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 26

Threshold elev: 5,537 ft
Markings: precision
Threshold crossing height: 56 ft
TDZ elevation: 5,537 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 90k, Double wheel 200k, Dual tandem 250k. PCN 43.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
08	Left traffic	078° mag	6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Right traffic	258° mag	6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KRIL; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KRIL

Garfield County Regional Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 26. A right pattern at a field where the other end is left is the single most common place to end up pointing at opposing traffic. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KRIL?

Garfield County Regional Airport has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 6,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does KRIL have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 26. Every other end at Garfield County Regional Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at KRIL?

Garfield County Regional Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KRIL

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.