Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SBM to RUG: distance & flight time
Sheboygan (Sheboygan County Memorial Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,887 mi
11,084 km · 5,985 nm
13h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live SBM→RUG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,887 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 58m 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
- SBM — Sheboygan County Memorial Airport · Sheboygan, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SBM
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport28 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport32 mi away
- OSH · Wittman Regional Airport38 mi away
- MWC · Lawrence J Timmerman Airport46 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 SBM from RUG?
The flight distance from Sheboygan (SBM) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,887 miles (11,084 km, 5,985 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBM to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 58m 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 SBM to RUG?
Nonstop service on SBM–RUG 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 13h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SBM to RUG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SBM–RUG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SBM to RUG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SBM–RUG 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.