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INS to RIL: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
477 mi
768 km · 415 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
477 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from RIL?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Rifle (RIL) is 477 miles (768 km, 415 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 INS to RIL?
Nonstop service on INS–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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Indian Springs and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour ahead of Indian Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from INS to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on INS–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some INS to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain INS–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.