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PAO to RIL: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
790 mi
1,272 km · 687 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
790 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from RIL?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Rifle (RIL) is 790 miles (1,272 km, 687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 PAO to RIL?
Nonstop service on PAO–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 2h 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palo Alto and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour ahead of Palo Alto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAO to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAO–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAO to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAO–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.