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RIL to YDQ: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Airport)
1,257 mi
2,023 km · 1,092 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
- YDQ — Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek, Canada
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 YDQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport40 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIL from YDQ?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Dawson Creek (YDQ) is 1,257 miles (2,023 km, 1,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to YDQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 Dawson Creek?
Dawson Creek is 1 hour behind Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to YDQ?
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