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LDE to RUG: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,012 mi
9,675 km · 5,224 nm
12h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,012 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from RUG?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,012 miles (9,675 km, 5,224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 15m 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 LDE to RUG?
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