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RIL to BFF: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Scottsbluff (Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport)
270 mi
435 km · 235 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
270 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BFF — Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport · Scottsbluff, 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 BFF
- AIA · Alliance Municipal Airport43 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field62 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport71 mi away
- CYS · Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from BFF?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Scottsbluff (BFF) is 270 miles (435 km, 235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to BFF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 BFF?
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