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RUI to POF: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport)
888 mi
1,430 km · 772 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
888 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
- POF — Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport · Poplar Bluff, 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 POF
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport43 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport52 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport60 mi away
- JBR · Jonesboro Municipal Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from POF?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Poplar Bluff (POF) is 888 miles (1,430 km, 772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to POF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Poplar Bluff?
Poplar Bluff is 1 hour ahead of Ruidoso.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RUI to POF?
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