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LZC to RIL: distance & flight time
Lazard Cardenas (Lázaro Cárdenas Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
1,523 mi
2,452 km · 1,324 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,523 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LZC — Lázaro Cárdenas Airport · Lazard Cardenas, Mexico
- 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 LZC
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport57 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport125 mi away
- ZMM · Zamora Airport141 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 LZC from RIL?
The flight distance from Lazard Cardenas (LZC) to Rifle (RIL) is 1,523 miles (2,452 km, 1,324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LZC to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 cheapest way to fly from LZC to RIL?
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