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TCC to RUI: distance & flight time
Tucumcari (Tucumcari Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
162 mi
261 km · 141 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
162 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TCC — Tucumcari Municipal Airport · Tucumcari, 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 TCC
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base58 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport60 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport83 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 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 TCC from RUI?
The flight distance from Tucumcari (TCC) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 162 miles (261 km, 141 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCC to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 TCC to RUI?
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