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RUI to YTD: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Thicket Portage (Thicket Portage Airport)
1,556 mi
2,505 km · 1,353 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,556 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m 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
- YTD — Thicket Portage Airport · Thicket Portage, 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 YTD
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport34 mi away
- YCR · Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport49 mi away
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from YTD?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Thicket Portage (YTD) is 1,556 miles (2,505 km, 1,353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to YTD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 YTD?
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