Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GFL to RUI: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,845 mi
2,968 km · 1,603 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
See live GFL→RUI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,845 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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.
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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from RUI?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,845 miles (2,968 km, 1,603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 Queensbury and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 2 hours behind Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GFL–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.