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RIL to BUT: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport)
7,651 mi
12,313 km · 6,649 nm
15h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,651 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
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 BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from BUT?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Jakar (BUT) is 7,651 miles (12,313 km, 6,649 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to BUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 28m 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 BUT?
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