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SCK to RUI: distance & flight time
Stockton (Stockton Metropolitan Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
932 mi
1,499 km · 810 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
932 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- SCK — Stockton Metropolitan Airport · Stockton, 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 SCK
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field24 mi away
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport65 mi away
- LVK · Livermore Municipal Airport35 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base45 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 SCK from RUI?
The flight distance from Stockton (SCK) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 932 miles (1,499 km, 810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCK to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 SCK to RUI?
Nonstop service on SCK–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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Stockton and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour ahead of Stockton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCK to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCK–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SCK to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SCK–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.