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RUI to FCS: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
363 mi
584 km · 315 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
363 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from FCS?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 363 miles (584 km, 315 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 FCS?
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