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FOD to RUI: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
879 mi
1,415 km · 764 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
879 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 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 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 FOD from RUI?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 879 miles (1,415 km, 764 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 Fort Dodge and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to RUI?
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