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CAT to RUG: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,571 mi
10,575 km · 5,710 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,571 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- 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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 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 CAT from RUG?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,571 miles (10,575 km, 5,710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 CAT to RUG?
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