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FSD to RIL: distance & flight time
Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
633 mi
1,018 km · 550 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
633 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 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 FSD from RIL?
The flight distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Rifle (RIL) is 633 miles (1,018 km, 550 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSD to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 FSD to RIL?
Nonstop service on FSD–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 1h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sioux Falls and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour behind Sioux Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSD to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FSD–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FSD to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FSD–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.