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RKS to TEX: distance & flight time
Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport) → Telluride (Telluride Regional Airport)
259 mi
417 km · 225 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
259 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- TEX — Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride, 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 TEX
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport38 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport56 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport60 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RKS from TEX?
The flight distance from Rock Springs (RKS) to Telluride (TEX) is 259 miles (417 km, 225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKS to TEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 TEX?
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