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BTM to RUG: distance & flight time
Butte (Bert Mooney Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,100 mi
9,818 km · 5,301 nm
12h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,100 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BTM — Bert Mooney Airport · Butte, United States
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BTM
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport51 mi away
- BZN · Gallatin Field66 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport88 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field100 mi away
Near RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BTM from RUG?
The flight distance from Butte (BTM) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,100 miles (9,818 km, 5,301 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTM to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 BTM to RUG?
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