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LHA to RUG: distance & flight time
Lahr (Lahr Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
5,492 mi
8,839 km · 4,773 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,492 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m 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
- LHA — Lahr Airport · Lahr, Germany
- 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 LHA
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport15 mi away
- CMR · Colmar-Houssen Airport28 mi away
- FKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport31 mi away
- ZQL · Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport42 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 LHA from RUG?
The flight distance from Lahr (LHA) to Rugao (RUG) is 5,492 miles (8,839 km, 4,773 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHA to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 LHA to RUG?
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