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DCU to RIL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
1,191 mi
1,916 km · 1,035 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,191 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from RIL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Rifle (RIL) is 1,191 miles (1,916 km, 1,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 DCU to RIL?
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