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RKS to CEZ: distance & flight time
Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport) → Cortez (Cortez Municipal Airport)
297 mi
479 km · 258 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
297 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport · Rock Springs, United States
- CEZ — Cortez Municipal Airport · Cortez, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RKS
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport71 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport83 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field86 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field87 mi away
Near CEZ
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport45 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport60 mi away
- GMV · Monument Valley Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RKS from CEZ?
The flight distance from Rock Springs (RKS) to Cortez (CEZ) is 297 miles (479 km, 258 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKS to CEZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 cheapest way to fly from RKS to CEZ?
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