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RUI to ETS: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Enterprise (Enterprise Municipal Airport)
1,154 mi
1,857 km · 1,002 nm
2h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 58m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ETS — Enterprise Municipal Airport · Enterprise, 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 ETS
- OZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport27 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field39 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from ETS?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Enterprise (ETS) is 1,154 miles (1,857 km, 1,002 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to ETS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 58m 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 ETS?
Nonstop service on RUI–ETS 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 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RUI to ETS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RUI–ETS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RUI to ETS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RUI–ETS 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.