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DUS to RUG: distance & flight time
Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
5,407 mi
8,701 km · 4,698 nm
11h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,407 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 4m 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
- DUS — Düsseldorf Airport · Duesseldorf, Germany
- 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 DUS
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport12 mi away
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport34 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport35 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 DUS from RUG?
The flight distance from Duesseldorf (DUS) to Rugao (RUG) is 5,407 miles (8,701 km, 4,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DUS to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 4m 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 DUS to RUG?
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