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BTR to RIL: distance & flight time
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
1,122 mi
1,806 km · 975 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,122 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BTR — Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge, 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 BTR
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 BTR from RIL?
The flight distance from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Rifle (RIL) is 1,122 miles (1,806 km, 975 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTR to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BTR to RIL?
Nonstop service on BTR–RIL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Baton Rouge and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour behind Baton Rouge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BTR to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BTR–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BTR to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BTR–RIL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.