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HYS to RIL: distance & flight time
Hays (Hays Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
455 mi
732 km · 395 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
455 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, 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 HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 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 HYS from RIL?
The flight distance from Hays (HYS) to Rifle (RIL) is 455 miles (732 km, 395 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HYS to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 Hays and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour behind Hays.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HYS to RIL?
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