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GVR to RUI: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
5,530 mi
8,900 km · 4,806 nm
11h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,530 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 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 GVR from RUI?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 5,530 miles (8,900 km, 4,806 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 19m 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 Governador Valadares and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 3 hours behind Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to RUI?
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