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BHQ to RIL: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
8,617 mi
13,868 km · 7,488 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,617 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- 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 BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 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 BHQ from RIL?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Rifle (RIL) is 8,617 miles (13,868 km, 7,488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 time difference between Broken Hill and Rifle?
Rifle is 15.5 hours behind Broken Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHQ to RIL?
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