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RKS to NUQ: distance & flight time
Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
749 mi
1,205 km · 651 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
749 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport · Rock Springs, United States
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RKS
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport71 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport83 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field86 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field87 mi away
Near NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is RKS from NUQ?
The flight distance from Rock Springs (RKS) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 749 miles (1,205 km, 651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKS to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 RKS to NUQ?
Nonstop service on RKS–NUQ 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 2h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rock Springs and Mountain View?
Mountain View is 1 hour behind Rock Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RKS to NUQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RKS–NUQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RKS to NUQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RKS–NUQ 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.