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MHE to RUG: distance & flight time
Mitchell (Mitchell Municipal Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,648 mi
10,699 km · 5,777 nm
13h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 30m 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
- MHE — Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell, 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 MHE
- HON · Huron Regional Airport43 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport66 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport68 mi away
- ATY · Watertown Regional 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 MHE from RUG?
The flight distance from Mitchell (MHE) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,648 miles (10,699 km, 5,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHE to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 30m 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 MHE to RUG?
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