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LBF to RUG: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,728 mi
10,828 km · 5,846 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,728 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 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 LBF from RUG?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,728 miles (10,828 km, 5,846 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 LBF to RUG?
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