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VEL to RIL: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
114 mi
183 km · 99 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
114 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from RIL?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Rifle (RIL) is 114 miles (183 km, 99 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 VEL to RIL?
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