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WYS to RIL: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
397 mi
638 km · 345 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
397 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, 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 WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 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 WYS from RIL?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Rifle (RIL) is 397 miles (638 km, 345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 WYS to RIL?
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