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RUI to YZU: distance & flight time
Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport) → Whitecourt (Whitecourt Airport)
1,514 mi
2,436 km · 1,316 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,514 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m 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
- YZU — Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt, 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 YZU
- YET · Edson Airport48 mi away
- YZH · Slave Lake Airport89 mi away
- YJP · Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport99 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUI from YZU?
The flight distance from Ruidoso (RUI) to Whitecourt (YZU) is 1,514 miles (2,436 km, 1,316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUI to YZU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 YZU?
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