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SMN to RIL: distance & flight time
Salmon (Lemhi County Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
498 mi
802 km · 433 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
498 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, 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 SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 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 SMN from RIL?
The flight distance from Salmon (SMN) to Rifle (RIL) is 498 miles (802 km, 433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMN to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 SMN to RIL?
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