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HSG to RUG: distance & flight time
Saga (Saga Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
573 mi
922 km · 498 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- HSG — Saga Airport · Saga, Japan
- 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 HSG
- NGS · Nagasaki Airport28 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport31 mi away
- KMJ · Kumamoto Airport39 mi away
- AXJ · Amakusa Airport47 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 HSG from RUG?
The flight distance from Saga (HSG) to Rugao (RUG) is 573 miles (922 km, 498 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HSG to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 HSG to RUG?
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