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RIL to MSY: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,187 mi
1,910 km · 1,032 nm
3h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,187 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 3m 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from MSY?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,187 miles (1,910 km, 1,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 3m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to MSY?
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