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SBA to RUI: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
822 mi
1,323 km · 714 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
822 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SBA — Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara, United States
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SBA
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport18 mi away
- OXR · Oxnard Airport39 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport39 mi away
- NTD · Point Mugu Naval Air Station (Naval Base Ventura Co)46 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SBA from RUI?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 822 miles (1,323 km, 714 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBA to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SBA to RUI?
Nonstop service on SBA–RUI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour ahead of Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBA to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBA–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBA to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBA–RUI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.