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RIL to OTP: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport)
5,956 mi
9,585 km · 5,176 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,956 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
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 OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from OTP?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Bucharest (OTP) is 5,956 miles (9,585 km, 5,176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to OTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 Bucharest?
Bucharest is 9 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to OTP?
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