Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SWO to RUI: distance & flight time
Stillwater (Stillwater Regional Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
514 mi
827 km · 447 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live SWO→RUI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
514 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SWO — Stillwater Regional Airport · Stillwater, 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.
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 SWO
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport23 mi away
- PNC · Ponca City Regional Airport39 mi away
- END · Vance Air Force Base48 mi away
- TIK · Tinker Air Force Base54 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 SWO from RUI?
The flight distance from Stillwater (SWO) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 514 miles (827 km, 447 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWO to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 time difference between Stillwater and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Stillwater.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SWO to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SWO–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.