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GRI to RUI: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
653 mi
1,051 km · 567 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
653 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 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 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 GRI from RUI?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 653 miles (1,051 km, 567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GRI to RUI?
Nonstop service on GRI–RUI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Island and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Grand Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRI to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRI–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRI to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRI–RUI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.