Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FOD to RUG: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,820 mi
10,975 km · 5,926 nm
13h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live FOD→RUG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,820 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 50m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from RUG?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,820 miles (10,975 km, 5,926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FOD to RUG?
Nonstop service on FOD–RUG depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to RUG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FOD–RUG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FOD to RUG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FOD–RUG tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.