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GRI to RUG: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,805 mi
10,952 km · 5,913 nm
13h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,805 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 49m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 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 GRI from RUG?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,805 miles (10,952 km, 5,913 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 49m 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 GRI to RUG?
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