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HOB to RUI: distance & flight time
Hobbs (Lea County Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
144 mi
233 km · 126 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
144 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- 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 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 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 HOB from RUI?
The flight distance from Hobbs (HOB) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 144 miles (233 km, 126 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOB to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 RUI?
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