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RIL to TNE: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Tanegashima (New Tanegashima Airport)
6,300 mi
10,139 km · 5,475 nm
12h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- TNE — New Tanegashima Airport · Tanegashima, Japan
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 TNE
- KUM · Yakushima Airport25 mi away
- KOJ · Kagoshima Airport84 mi away
- KMI · Miyazaki Airport92 mi away
- AXJ · Amakusa Airport139 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from TNE?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Tanegashima (TNE) is 6,300 miles (10,139 km, 5,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to TNE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 49m 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 Tanegashima?
Tanegashima is 15 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to TNE?
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