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RUI to ALM: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
50 mi
81 km · 44 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
50 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from ALM?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 50 miles (81 km, 44 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 RUI to ALM?
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