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MTJ to RUI: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
373 mi
600 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MTJ — Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose CO, 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 MTJ
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport38 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport52 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport54 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport71 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 MTJ from RUI?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 373 miles (600 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 MTJ to RUI?
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