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RDU to ALE: distance & flight time
Raleigh-durham (Raleigh Durham International Airport) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
1,485 mi
2,390 km · 1,291 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,485 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m 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
- RDU — Raleigh Durham International Airport · Raleigh-durham, United States
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RDU
- POB · Pope Field50 mi away
- RWI · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport50 mi away
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field52 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport56 mi away
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RDU from ALE?
The flight distance from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Alpine (ALE) is 1,485 miles (2,390 km, 1,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDU to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 RDU to ALE?
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