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WBU to FRI: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field)
456 mi
733 km · 396 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
456 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
Near FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from FRI?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Fort Riley (FRI) is 456 miles (733 km, 396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to FRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 Boulder and Fort Riley?
Fort Riley is 1 hour ahead of Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to FRI?
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