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SDT to RUG: distance & flight time
Saidu Sharif (Saidu Sharif Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
2,752 mi
4,429 km · 2,391 nm
5h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,752 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 52m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SDT — Saidu Sharif Airport · Saidu Sharif, Pakistan
- 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 SDT
- ATG · Minhas Air Base65 mi away
- MFG · Muzaffarabad Airport73 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport74 mi away
- CJL · Chitral Airport80 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 SDT from RUG?
The flight distance from Saidu Sharif (SDT) to Rugao (RUG) is 2,752 miles (4,429 km, 2,391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDT to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 52m 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 SDT to RUG?
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