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RUI to AFW: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
476 mi
766 km · 414 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
476 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from AFW?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 476 miles (766 km, 414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 RUI to AFW?
Nonstop service on RUI–AFW 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Ruidoso and Fort Worth?
Fort Worth is 1 hour ahead of Ruidoso.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RUI to AFW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RUI–AFW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RUI to AFW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RUI–AFW 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.