Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Rifle.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Rifle. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Rifle.
Large Airports ...
- Denver Intl. (DEN/KDEN)
(166 miles [267.2 km] to the east)
- City of Colorado Springs Muni. (COS/KCOS)
(172 miles [276.8 km] to the east southeast)
- Salt Lake City Intl. (SLC/KSLC)
(238 miles [383 km] to the west northwest)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Eagle County Rgnl. (EGE/KEGE)
(46 miles [74 km] to the east)
- Grand Junction Rgnl. (GJT/KGJT)
(48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aspen - Pitkin Co. Airport (ASE/KASE)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the east southeast)
- Montrose Rgnl. (MTJ/KMTJ)
(70 miles [112.7 km] to the south)
- Yampa Valley Airport (ICAO: KHDN)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northeast)
- Gunnison - Crested Butte Rgnl. (GUC/KGUC)
(82 miles [132 km] to the south southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Rifle Muni. (FAA ID: CO85)
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garfield Co. Rgnl. (RIL/KRIL)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rifle), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |