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COS to RUI: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
372 mi
599 km · 323 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
372 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, 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 COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 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 COS from RUI?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 372 miles (599 km, 323 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 COS to RUI?
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