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RIL to AMA: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Amarillo (Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport)
445 mi
716 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
445 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- AMA — Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AMA
- BGD · Hutchinson County Airport38 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field48 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport73 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from AMA?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Amarillo (AMA) is 445 miles (716 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to AMA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 RIL to AMA?
Nonstop service on RIL–AMA 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rifle and Amarillo?
Amarillo is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to AMA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIL–AMA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIL to AMA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIL–AMA 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.