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RIL to GRI: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
506 mi
815 km · 440 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
506 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from GRI?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Grand Island (GRI) is 506 miles (815 km, 440 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 Grand Island?
Grand Island is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to GRI?
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