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RIL to LAX: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
705 mi
1,135 km · 613 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
705 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from LAX?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 705 miles (1,135 km, 613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to LAX?
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