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STW to RUG: distance & flight time
Stavropol (Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
4,154 mi
6,685 km · 3,609 nm
8h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 37m 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
- STW — Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport · Stavropol, Russia
- 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 STW
- MRV · Mineralnyye Vody Airport77 mi away
- NAL · Nalchik Airport134 mi away
- ESL · Elista Airport138 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport144 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 STW from RUG?
The flight distance from Stavropol (STW) to Rugao (RUG) is 4,154 miles (6,685 km, 3,609 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STW to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 37m 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 STW to RUG?
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