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BJC to RUI: distance & flight time
Broomfield-CO (Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
446 mi
718 km · 388 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
446 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BJC — Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Broomfield-CO, 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.
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Near BJC
- DEN · Denver International Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport11 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base24 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport27 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 BJC from RUI?
The flight distance from Broomfield-CO (BJC) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 446 miles (718 km, 388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJC to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 BJC to RUI?
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