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RUI to SPF: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
767 mi
1,234 km · 666 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
767 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m 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
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, 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 SPF
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base41 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport47 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport87 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from SPF?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 767 miles (1,234 km, 666 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 SPF?
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