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GLD to RUI: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
460 mi
741 km · 400 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
460 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- 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 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 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 GLD from RUI?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 460 miles (741 km, 400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 RUI?
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