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GJT to JEF: distance & flight time
Grand Junction (Grand Junction Regional Airport) → Jefferson City (Jefferson City Memorial Airport)
880 mi
1,417 km · 765 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
880 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GJT — Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction, United States
- JEF — Jefferson City Memorial Airport · Jefferson City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GJT
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport51 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport54 mi away
- CNY · Canyonlands Field71 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport87 mi away
Near JEF
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport40 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field59 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GJT from JEF?
The flight distance from Grand Junction (GJT) to Jefferson City (JEF) is 880 miles (1,417 km, 765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GJT to JEF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 GJT to JEF?
Nonstop service on GJT–JEF 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 2h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Junction and Jefferson City?
Jefferson City is 1 hour ahead of Grand Junction.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GJT to JEF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GJT–JEF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GJT to JEF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GJT–JEF 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.