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IRK to RUG: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
7,010 mi
11,281 km · 6,091 nm
14h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,010 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 13m 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, 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 IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 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 IRK from RUG?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Rugao (RUG) is 7,010 miles (11,281 km, 6,091 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 13m 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 IRK to RUG?
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