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NCG to RUI: distance & flight time
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
252 mi
406 km · 219 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
252 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NCG — Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport · Nuevo Casas Grandes, Mexico
- 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 NCG
- DGL · Douglas Municipal Airport117 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport121 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport126 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport129 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 NCG from RUI?
The flight distance from Nuevo Casas Grandes (NCG) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 252 miles (406 km, 219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NCG to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NCG to RUI?
Nonstop service on NCG–RUI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 8m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Nuevo Casas Grandes and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour ahead of Nuevo Casas Grandes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NCG to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NCG–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NCG to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NCG–RUI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.