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FCS to RIL: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
170 mi
273 km · 147 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
170 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from RIL?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Rifle (RIL) is 170 miles (273 km, 147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 FCS to RIL?
Nonstop service on FCS–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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCS–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FCS to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FCS–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.