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DRO to RUG: distance & flight time
Durango (Durango La Plata County Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,720 mi
10,815 km · 5,840 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,720 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m 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
- DRO — Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango, 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 DRO
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport39 mi away
- CEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport56 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport94 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 DRO from RUG?
The flight distance from Durango (DRO) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,720 miles (10,815 km, 5,840 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRO to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 DRO to RUG?
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