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RAL to BIR: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Biratnagar (Biratnagar Airport)
7,958 mi
12,807 km · 6,915 nm
16h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,958 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- BIR — Biratnagar Airport · Biratnagar, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Near BIR
- RJB · Rajbiraj Airport33 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport48 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport51 mi away
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from BIR?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Biratnagar (BIR) is 7,958 miles (12,807 km, 6,915 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to BIR?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 4m 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 Riverside and Biratnagar?
Biratnagar is 12.8 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to BIR?
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