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OZR to RUI: distance & flight time
Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,165 mi
1,874 km · 1,012 nm
3h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,165 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h gate to gate, flying west. 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, 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 OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 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 OZR from RUI?
The flight distance from Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,165 miles (1,874 km, 1,012 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OZR to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 OZR to RUI?
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