Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RIL to LBB: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Lubbock (Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport)
521 mi
838 km · 452 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live RIL→LBB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LBB — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 LBB
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport89 mi away
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base99 mi away
- CDS · Childress Municipal Airport103 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from LBB?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Lubbock (LBB) is 521 miles (838 km, 452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to LBB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 Lubbock?
Lubbock is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to LBB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIL–LBB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.