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RUI to APA: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Denver (Centennial Airport)
424 mi
682 km · 368 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
424 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, 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 APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from APA?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Denver (APA) is 424 miles (682 km, 368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to APA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 APA?
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