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RUI to YLR: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Leaf Rapids (Leaf Rapids Airport)
1,614 mi
2,598 km · 1,403 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,614 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m 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
- YLR — Leaf Rapids Airport · Leaf Rapids, Canada
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 YLR
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport45 mi away
- YYL · Lynn Lake Airport48 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport72 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from YLR?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Leaf Rapids (YLR) is 1,614 miles (2,598 km, 1,403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to YLR?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 YLR?
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