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DCU to RUG: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
7,482 mi
12,042 km · 6,502 nm
15h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,482 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 8m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from RUG?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Rugao (RUG) is 7,482 miles (12,042 km, 6,502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 8m 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 DCU to RUG?
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