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RIL to NZJ: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Santa Ana (El Toro Marine Corps Air Station)
686 mi
1,104 km · 596 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
686 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- NZJ — El Toro Marine Corps Air Station · Santa Ana, 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 NZJ
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport43 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport20 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from NZJ?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Santa Ana (NZJ) is 686 miles (1,104 km, 596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to NZJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 Santa Ana?
Santa Ana is 1 hour behind Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to NZJ?
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