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SAD to RIL: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
473 mi
761 km · 411 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
473 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, United States
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAD from RIL?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Rifle (RIL) is 473 miles (761 km, 411 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SAD to RIL?
Nonstop service on SAD–RIL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Safford and Rifle?
Rifle is 1 hour ahead of Safford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAD to RIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAD–RIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAD to RIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAD–RIL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.