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ADM to RUI: distance & flight time
Ardmore (Ardmore Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
492 mi
791 km · 427 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
492 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ADM — Ardmore Municipal Airport · Ardmore, United States
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ADM
- ADT · Ada Regional Airport40 mi away
- DUC · Halliburton Field55 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport97 mi away
- TIK · Tinker Air Force Base80 mi away
Near RUI
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport50 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base54 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport59 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ADM from RUI?
The flight distance from Ardmore (ADM) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 492 miles (791 km, 427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ADM to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ADM to RUI?
Nonstop service on ADM–RUI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Ardmore and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Ardmore.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ADM to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ADM–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ADM to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ADM–RUI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.