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HOB to RUG: distance & flight time
Hobbs (Lea County Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
7,121 mi
11,461 km · 6,188 nm
14h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 26m 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
- HOB — Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs, 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 HOB
- INK · Winkler County Airport63 mi away
- CNM · Cavern City Air Terminal66 mi away
- MAF · Midland International Airport78 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport87 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 HOB from RUG?
The flight distance from Hobbs (HOB) to Rugao (RUG) is 7,121 miles (11,461 km, 6,188 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOB to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 26m 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 HOB to RUG?
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