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LAX to RUG: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,473 mi
10,417 km · 5,625 nm
13h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 10m 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from RUG?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,473 miles (10,417 km, 5,625 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 10m 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 LAX to RUG?
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