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FNL to RIL: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
157 mi
253 km · 137 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
157 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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 FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 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 FNL from RIL?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Rifle (RIL) is 157 miles (253 km, 137 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 FNL to RIL?
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