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GCN to RIL: distance & flight time
Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
345 mi
556 km · 300 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
345 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, 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 GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 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 GCN from RIL?
The flight distance from Grand Canyon (GCN) to Rifle (RIL) is 345 miles (556 km, 300 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCN to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 time difference between Grand Canyon and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour ahead of Grand Canyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCN to RIL?
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