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SAC to RUG: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,133 mi
9,870 km · 5,329 nm
12h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,133 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SAC — Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento, United States
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Near RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAC from RUG?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SAC) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,133 miles (9,870 km, 5,329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAC to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 29m 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 SAC to RUG?
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