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RIL to HEL: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
5,037 mi
8,107 km · 4,377 nm
10h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,037 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
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 HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from HEL?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Helsinki (HEL) is 5,037 miles (8,107 km, 4,377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 21m 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 Helsinki?
Helsinki is 9 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to HEL?
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