Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RIL to CGI: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport)
994 mi
1,600 km · 864 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
See live RIL→CGI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
994 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from CGI?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Cape Girardeau (CGI) is 994 miles (1,600 km, 864 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to CGI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 Rifle and Cape Girardeau?
Cape Girardeau is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to CGI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIL–CGI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.