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RIL to SLN: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Salina (Salina Municipal Airport)
542 mi
872 km · 471 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
542 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SLN — Salina Municipal Airport · Salina, 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 SLN
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field51 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport55 mi away
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from SLN?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Salina (SLN) is 542 miles (872 km, 471 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to SLN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 Salina?
Salina is 1 hour ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to SLN?
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