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RIL to RIA: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,909 mi
9,510 km · 5,135 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
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 RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from RIA?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,909 miles (9,510 km, 5,135 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 3 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to RIA?
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