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RIL to ASE: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Aspen (Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field)
50 mi
81 km · 44 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
50 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- ASE — Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field · Aspen, 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 ASE
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport29 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport48 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport50 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from ASE?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Aspen (ASE) is 50 miles (81 km, 44 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to ASE?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 RIL to ASE?
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