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RUI to HII: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City Airport)
511 mi
822 km · 444 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
511 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
- HII — Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City, 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 HII
- EED · Needles Airport20 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport69 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport113 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from HII?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Lake Havasu City (HII) is 511 miles (822 km, 444 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to HII?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 HII?
Nonstop service on RUI–HII 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 1h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Ruidoso and Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City is 1 hour behind Ruidoso.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RUI to HII?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RUI–HII that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RUI to HII fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RUI–HII 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.