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RIL to TPJ: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
7,710 mi
12,409 km · 6,700 nm
15h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,710 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 35m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from TPJ?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 7,710 miles (12,409 km, 6,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 35m 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 Taplejung?
Taplejung is 11.8 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to TPJ?
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