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RIL to VNS: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,896 mi
12,707 km · 6,861 nm
15h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,896 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from VNS?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,896 miles (12,707 km, 6,861 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 57m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 11.5 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to VNS?
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