Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RUI to BUS: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Batumi (Batumi International Airport)
6,846 mi
11,017 km · 5,949 nm
13h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading northeast
See live RUI→BUS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,846 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
- BUS — Batumi International Airport · Batumi, Georgia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 BUS
- KUT · Kopitnari Airport60 mi away
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport90 mi away
- TZX · Trabzon International Airport103 mi away
- KSY · Kars Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from BUS?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Batumi (BUS) is 6,846 miles (11,017 km, 5,949 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to BUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 53m 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 time difference between Ruidoso and Batumi?
Batumi is 10 hours ahead of Ruidoso.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RUI to BUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RUI–BUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.