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LBL to RUG: distance & flight time
Liberal (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,952 mi
11,188 km · 6,041 nm
14h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 6m 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
- LBL — Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal, 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 LBL
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport39 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport62 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport74 mi away
- WWR · West Woodward Airport90 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 LBL from RUG?
The flight distance from Liberal (LBL) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,952 miles (11,188 km, 6,041 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBL to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 6m 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 LBL to RUG?
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