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YZU to RIL: distance & flight time
Whitecourt (Whitecourt Airport) → Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport)
1,078 mi
1,735 km · 937 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,078 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m 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
- YZU — Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt, Canada
- 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 YZU
- YET · Edson Airport48 mi away
- YZH · Slave Lake Airport89 mi away
- YJP · Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport99 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport100 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 YZU from RIL?
The flight distance from Whitecourt (YZU) to Rifle (RIL) is 1,078 miles (1,735 km, 937 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZU to RIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 YZU to RIL?
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