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GLD to RUG: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,797 mi
10,939 km · 5,907 nm
13h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 48m 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
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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.
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Near GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport113 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 GLD from RUG?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,797 miles (10,939 km, 5,907 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 48m 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 GLD to RUG?
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