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TCS to PBU: distance & flight time
Truth Or Consequences (Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport) → Putao (Putao Airport)
7,949 mi
12,793 km · 6,908 nm
16h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,949 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TCS — Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth Or Consequences, United States
- PBU — Putao Airport · Putao, Burma
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TCS
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport69 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport72 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base73 mi away
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport79 mi away
Near PBU
- TEI · Tezu Airport90 mi away
- MYT · Myitkyina Airport135 mi away
- IXT · Pasighat Airport138 mi away
- KHM · Kanti Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TCS from PBU?
The flight distance from Truth Or Consequences (TCS) to Putao (PBU) is 7,949 miles (12,793 km, 6,908 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCS to PBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 3m 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 Truth Or Consequences and Putao?
Putao is 12.5 hours ahead of Truth Or Consequences.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCS to PBU?
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