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RIL to ELP: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → El Paso (El Paso International Airport)
539 mi
867 km · 468 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
539 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ELP — El Paso International Airport · El Paso, 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 ELP
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)3 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport12 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field37 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from ELP?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to El Paso (ELP) is 539 miles (867 km, 468 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to ELP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from RIL to ELP?
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