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IPL to RKS: distance & flight time
Imperial (Imperial County Airport) → Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport)
703 mi
1,131 km · 611 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
703 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- IPL — Imperial County Airport · Imperial, United States
- RKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport · Rock Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IPL
Near RKS
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport71 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport83 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field86 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IPL from RKS?
The flight distance from Imperial (IPL) to Rock Springs (RKS) is 703 miles (1,131 km, 611 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPL to RKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 IPL to RKS?
Nonstop service on IPL–RKS 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 nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Imperial and Rock Springs?
Rock Springs is 1 hour ahead of Imperial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IPL to RKS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IPL–RKS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IPL to RKS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IPL–RKS 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.