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RIL to LHW: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
6,817 mi
10,972 km · 5,924 nm
13h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,817 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
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 LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from LHW?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 6,817 miles (10,972 km, 5,924 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RIL to LHW?
Nonstop service on RIL–LHW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rifle and Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 15 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to LHW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIL–LHW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIL to LHW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIL–LHW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.