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DDC to RUI: distance & flight time
Dodge City (Dodge City Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
431 mi
694 km · 375 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
431 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DDC — Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City, 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 DDC
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport43 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport67 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport72 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport74 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 DDC from RUI?
The flight distance from Dodge City (DDC) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 431 miles (694 km, 375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DDC to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 time difference between Dodge City and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Dodge City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DDC to RUI?
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