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MBL to RUG: distance & flight time
Manistee (Manistee Co Blacker Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,887 mi
11,084 km · 5,985 nm
13h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,887 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 58m 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
- MBL — Manistee Co Blacker Airport · Manistee, 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 MBL
- LDM · Mason County Airport23 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport46 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport76 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial 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 MBL from RUG?
The flight distance from Manistee (MBL) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,887 miles (11,084 km, 5,985 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBL to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 58m 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 MBL to RUG?
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