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BLH to RUI: distance & flight time
Blythe (Blythe Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
529 mi
851 km · 459 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
529 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BLH — Blythe Airport · Blythe, 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 BLH
- YUM · Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport67 mi away
- HII · Lake Havasu City Airport69 mi away
- IPL · Imperial County Airport74 mi away
- MXL · General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport75 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 BLH from RUI?
The flight distance from Blythe (BLH) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 529 miles (851 km, 459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLH to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 BLH to RUI?
Nonstop service on BLH–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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Blythe and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour ahead of Blythe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLH to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BLH–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BLH to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BLH–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.