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MHE to RUI: distance & flight time
Mitchell (Mitchell Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
819 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
819 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
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 RUI
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport50 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base54 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport59 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MHE from RUI?
The flight distance from Mitchell (MHE) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 819 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHE to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 MHE to RUI?
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