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SAF to RAL: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
654 mi
1,053 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
654 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, United States
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 mi away
Near RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAF from RAL?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Riverside (RAL) is 654 miles (1,053 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 Santa Fe and Riverside?
Riverside is 1 hour behind Santa Fe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to RAL?
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