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AKO to RIL: distance & flight time
Akron (Colorado Plains Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
243 mi
391 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
243 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AKO — Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron, United States
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AKO
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport80 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field65 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport77 mi away
Near RIL
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport44 mi away
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field50 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport51 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AKO from RIL?
The flight distance from Akron (AKO) to Rifle (RIL) is 243 miles (391 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AKO to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AKO to RIL?
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