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GCK to RUI: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
410 mi
659 km · 356 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
410 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, 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 GCK
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport43 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport62 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport96 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport101 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 GCK from RUI?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 410 miles (659 km, 356 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 Garden City and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to RUI?
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