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ALE to RDU: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport)
1,485 mi
2,390 km · 1,291 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,485 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from RDU?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) is 1,485 miles (2,390 km, 1,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to RDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 ALE to RDU?
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