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FRA to RUG: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
5,396 mi
8,684 km · 4,689 nm
11h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,396 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 3m 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
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, 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 FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 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 FRA from RUG?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rugao (RUG) is 5,396 miles (8,684 km, 4,689 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 3m 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 FRA to RUG?
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