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RIL to EGE: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Vail (Eagle County Regional Airport)
44 mi
71 km · 38 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
44 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- EGE — Eagle County Regional Airport · Vail, 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 EGE
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field29 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport44 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport60 mi away
- SBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from EGE?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Vail (EGE) is 44 miles (71 km, 38 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to EGE?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 EGE?
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