Local Knowledge & Colorado Skies
This major interstate highway runs right through Garfield County, parallel to the Colorado River.
What is I-70?
In this 1986 blockbuster movie, Tom Cruise stars as naval aviator Pete Mitchell, flying high-speed jets and breaking the rules.
What is Top Gun?
Pilots and aviation staff use this phonetic alphabet word to represent the letter "V".
What is Victor?
This is the date Vantage will open its doors to the public and welcome customers to the new facility.
What is Monday, December 14, 2026?
This team member is a Rifle native & the FBO Administrative Manager at Vantage RIL.
Who is Stephanie Jarvis?
Rifle Garfield County Airport is designated by the FAA with this three-letter location identifier.
What is RIL?
In Back to the Future Part II, Doc Brown famously tells Marty, "Where we're going, we don't need _____" a line that perfectly describes the imaginary highways in the sky managed by air traffic control.
What are roads?
The acronym “FBO” – the heart of our business – stands for this.
What is Fixed-Base Operator?
This charter company is contracted solely with Vantage out of RIL.
What is NetJets?
Garfield County is home to these famous geothermal mineral pools located just down the road in Glenwood Springs.
What are the Glenwood Hot Springs (or Iron Mountain Hot Springs)?
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in a custom airplane named after this U.S. city.
What is the Spirit of St. Louis?
An easy way to tell the difference between a Gulfstream and a Global is by the shape of these.
What are the windows?
In addition to transient jet traffic, an FBO team provides critical line services including ground support, hangaring, and this essential fluid refill.
What is AvGas / Jet-A Fuel?
This iconic duo has worked together at 3 FBO locations, now including Vantage RIL, and would probably follow each other to the ends of the earth – depending on the day.
Who are Mike Ingram and Chris Chavez?
This local park attracts rock climbers from all over the world to scale its famous limestone cliffs and mountainsides.
What is Rifle Mountain Park?
This iconic 1980 slapstick comedy movie featured a pilot falling ill from eating fish, leading to the famous quote: “Surely you can’t be serious!” / “I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley.”
What is Airplane!?
This standard aviation term refers to the weight of an aircraft, including all fuel, passengers, baggage, and cargo.
What is Gross Weight?
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At Vantage, our team strives for [BLANK] carpet service for our guests, and a [BLANK] glove standard of cleanliness throughout our facilities.
What are Red and White?
Realigned and completely reconstructed in a major 2010 project, this single 7,000-foot paved strip serves as the main operational runway at Rifle Garfield County Airport.
What is Runway 08/26 (or R/W 8/26)?
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first controlled, sustained powered flight near this coastal North Carolina town.
Known for ultra-long ranges and sleek designs, this manufacturer produces famous business jets like the G650 and G700.
What is Gulfstream?
In this year, Vantage Aviation was awarded the fastest-growing FBO chain in the nation.
What is 2025?